30.01.202610:38:45UTC+00Bulgaria Producer Inflation Down to 9.6%

In December 2025, Bulgaria experienced a 9.6% year-on-year increase in producer prices, showing a decrease from the 12% rise recorded in the previous month. There was a notable reduction in price growth within the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply sector, which fell to 15.7% from November's 28%. Conversely, the mining and quarrying industry saw a significant rise in costs, escalating to 30.6% from 17%, primarily driven by substantial increases in the mining of metal ores (39.7%) and coal and lignite (48.1%). In the manufacturing domain, prices rose modestly to 10.3% from 10.2%, with marked cost hikes in the production of basic metals (28.8%), food products (18.7%), and beverages (14.9%). This was somewhat balanced by reduced prices in tobacco products (-18%) and furniture (-11.9%). On a month-to-month comparison, producer prices rose by 1.4%, following a 1.6% increase in November.