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General Statistics Department data showed that the overall index of industrial producer prices in Jordan increased by 2.61% during the first nine months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
According to the department's monthly report, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.92% in September compared to August of the same year, and by 5.41% compared to the same month in 2025.
The index reached 109.42 during the first nine months of the current year, compared to 106.63 for the same period last year, while in September it reached 111.28 compared to 110.26 in August and 105.56 in September 2025.
At the industrial sector level, manufacturing industries prices rose by 2.52% during the first nine months of the current year, representing 88.74% of the relative importance of the index, while extractive industries prices increased by 5.68%, and electricity by 1.22%.
Comparing September 2026 with the same month last year, manufacturing industries prices rose by 5.60%, extractive industries by 6.46%, and electricity by 1.78%.
On a monthly basis, the rise in industrial producer prices in September compared to August was due to an increase in manufacturing industries prices by 0.98%, extractive industries by 0.59%, and electricity by 0.21%.
The industrial producer price index measures the average change in goods prices when leaving factories or being sold by producers—i.e., the prices manufacturers receive for their output before reaching wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. This indicator reflects changes in industrial production costs and prices and is used to monitor price trends in the industrial sector and anticipate potential inflationary pressures.
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