Industrial producer prices in Kyrgyzstan rose by 24% year on year in September 2026, the highest rate in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), reported Economist.kg, citing the Eurasian Economic Commission.
The figure is 15.6 percentage points above the EAEU average of 8.4%. Producer prices grew by 8.6% in Armenia and Russia, 6.4% in Kazakhstan and 5% in Belarus.
By sector, the steepest increases in Kyrgyzstan were:
- water supply, sewerage and waste management: 43.1%;
- manufacturing: 27.9%;
- electricity, gas and steam supply: 13.3%;
- mining and quarrying: 3.8%.
In January–August, producer prices had risen by 26.7%, also the fastest pace in the union.
Producer prices measure what factories and utilities charge for their output, and they usually feed into consumer prices within a few months. Persistently high growth threatens to push up the cost of food, building materials and utility services for households. The figures point to pressure from higher tariffs for water and energy, imported raw materials and strong domestic demand. They pose a challenge for the National Bank’s efforts to curb inflation and for the government ahead of the January 2027 presidential election.
CentralasianLIGHT.org,
November 11, 2026