Producer prices in Moldova rose to 0.3% year-on-year in September 2026, up from 0.2% in August. The overall acceleration was driven mainly by manufacturing, where prices increased by 1.3% (vs 1.2% in August), supported by notable gains in food products (1.4% vs 1.2%), tobacco (1.2% vs 0.7%), printing and reproduction of recorded media (2.0% vs 0.3%), and coke and refined petroleum products (4.0% vs 1.0%).
In addition, prices rose further in mining and quarrying, advancing 9.2% compared with 8.1% in the prior month. By contrast, deflation in the electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply sector remained unchanged at -12.9%, as prices for electric power generation (-14.1%), electricity production (-21.4%), and air-conditioning supply (-10.7%) were stable at their previous rates. On a monthly basis, producer prices were flat in September, following a 0.1% increase in August.
