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According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), domestic output prices increased 5% compared with August 2025, while non-domestic output prices rose 4.7%. On a monthly basis, domestic prices increased 1.9% and non-domestic prices climbed 3.3%.
Within domestic sales, manufacturing prices rose 4.2%. Manufacturing accounts for 67.6% of the domestic industrial output price index.
Prices in the energy industry, comprising electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, increased 5.9%. The sector carries a 30% weight in the domestic index.
By end-use category, domestic output prices rose 7.7% in the combined energy and intermediate goods industries and 0.2% in capital goods industries. Consumer goods producer prices fell 0.8%.
Energy Drives Export Price Growth
Non-domestic output prices in manufacturing increased 0.7% year-on-year. Manufacturing accounts for 90.1% of the non-domestic index.
Energy industry export prices surged 48.7%, reflecting international market trends. The sector has a 9.7% weight in the non-domestic index.
Despite August’s increases, industrial producer prices remained unchanged overall in January-August compared with the same period in 2025. Domestic output prices rose 1.1% over the eight months, while non-domestic output prices declined 0.5%.
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