Jordan Producer Prices Decline for Sixth Straight Month

Producer prices in Jordan fell 0.88% year-on-year in July 2025, deepening from a revised 0.49% decline in the previous month, marking the sixth consecutive month of producer deflation. The downturn was driven by steeper cost reductions in the manufacturing sector, down 1.43% versus 1.04% a month earlier, with notable declines in food products (-1.79% vs -0.31%), paper and paper products (-10.42% vs -7.63%), and refined petroleum products (-7.39% vs -11.52%). By contrast, producer inflation in mining and quarrying accelerated to 6.73% from 5.74%, fueled by faster costs growth in other mining and quarrying (6.64% vs 5.56%). On a monthly basis, producer prices edged up 0.19% in July, following a 0.11% increase in June.