Kyrgyzstan's producer prices up 26.7%, highest in EAEU

Producer prices for industrial goods in Kyrgyzstan rose 26.7% in January–August 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, the highest increase among Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries, according to data from the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The average increase across the union was 3.9%.

In August, producer prices in Kyrgyzstan were 21.4% higher year on year, up 0.4% from July and 3.1% since December 2025. The annual growth rate slowed from 25.9% in July to 21.4% in August. The sharpest rise was in water supply, sewerage and waste management, at 44.3%. Manufacturing rose 30%, mining and quarrying 23.9%, and electricity, gas and air conditioning supply 3.5%.

Other EAEU countries recorded smaller increases: Kazakhstan 9.6%, Armenia 8.8%, Belarus 4.8% and Russia 3.2%. Kyrgyzstan outpaced the EAEU average by 22.8 percentage points. The producer price index does not equal consumer inflation, which measures changes in the cost of goods and services for households.