Producer prices in Georgia rose by 7.1% year-on-year in May 2026, accelerating from a 6.7% increase in April and marking the strongest annual gain since January 2025.
By sector, manufacturing prices advanced 6.5% (up from 5.3% in April), driven by higher costs in the manufacture of food products (6.5% vs 6.3%), paper and paper products (24.4% vs 10.0%), coke and refined petroleum products (52.5% vs 27.4%), and basic metals (13.4% vs 10.4%).
In contrast, price growth eased in several sectors: mining and quarrying (24.6% vs 27.6%), electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning (1.0% vs 3.7%), and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (6.4% vs 6.8%).
On a monthly basis, producer prices were unchanged in May, following a 0.5% increase in the previous month.
