TIRANA, Sept 4 /ATA/ – Import prices in Albania declined by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) on Thursday.
Compared to the first quarter of 2025, import prices edged down slightly by 0.1%. The report highlights that prices for imported electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning fell by 5.3%, significantly influencing the overall import price index.
Prices in the water supply and waste management sector dropped by 2.2%. The manufacturing industry saw a modest decrease of 0.4%, with the largest declines in wood and wood products (-1.2%) and food and paper products (each -0.9%).
Conversely, the extractive industry recorded a slight increase of 0.1% year-on-year.
Quarter-on-quarter, import prices of electricity and gas fell by 0.5%, while water supply and waste management prices decreased by 0.6%. Paper products within manufacturing also saw a 0.5% drop, while the extractive sector again showed a slight 0.1% increase.
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