TIRANA, Sept 4 /ATA/ In the second quarter of 2025, production costs increased by 0.3% compared to the same period last year.
The report released today by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) indicates that the primary contributors to this growth were the “water supply, waste treatment, and management activities” sector and the “manufacturing industry” sector, both recording a 0.4% increase. In contrast, the “extractive industry” sector showed a more modest rise of 0.2%.
In terms of specific activities, the “furniture manufacturing” sector recorded a notable price increase of 2.5%, whereas the “chemical and chemical products manufacturing” sector experienced a price decline of 1.6%.
When comparing prices for the domestic market, they have increased by 0.5% compared to last year, while for exports, the increase has also been 0.5%.
The largest share of the export increase comes from the extractive industry sector, which grew by 2.7%.
Compared to the first quarter of 2025, production prices increased slightly by 0.1%. This growth is more noticeable in the extractive and manufacturing industries. /j.p/sm/
