20.02.202607:46:27UTC+00Georgia Producer Inflation Hits 1-Year High

Producer prices in Georgia increased by 6.5% year-on-year in January 2026, up from a 6.1% rise in December and marking the fastest growth since January 2025. The sharpest gains were recorded in mining and quarrying, where costs jumped 36.4% (compared with 22.4% in December), driven in particular by metal ores, which surged 51.4% (vs 30.8%). Inflation also picked up in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities, with prices rising 5.6% (vs 1.5% in December), largely due to higher costs in waste collection, treatment and disposal, and materials recovery services (15.1% vs 4.1%).

By contrast, price growth in manufacturing eased slightly to 4.7% from 4.8%, and increases moderated notably in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply, where prices rose 3% after a 7.6% gain in December. On a monthly basis, producer prices climbed 1.4% in January, accelerating from a 0.3% increase in the previous month.