Producer Prices Rise in Moldova: Energy Costs Increased by Almost 35%

At the end of last year, producer prices remained stable across all sectors. However, compared to December 2024, they rose by an average of 6.3%. At the same time, growth amounted to 7.6% in the extractive industry, 3.5% in manufacturing, and almost 35% in the energy sector, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, as reported by rupor.md. The Bureau specifies that in December, compared to November, producer prices in the main industrial sectors (according to the EU classification) underwent minor changes. The capital goods sector saw a 0.4% increase, while prices in the intermediate goods sector (excluding energy) fell by 0.2%. In the other sectors, consumer goods, durable goods and energy-related activities, prices remained at the previous month’s level. Compared to December 2024, producer prices rose significantly in several sectors in December 2025. The largest increase was recorded in energy activities and energy-related goods, at 34.6%, and in capital goods, at 9.7%. Prices rose by 3.2% in the consumer goods sector, by 2.3% in the intermediate goods sector (excluding energy), and by 1.9% in the durable goods sector.