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Producer prices in Montenegro rose 2.6 percent year-on-year in October of 2019, easing from a 2.8 percent gain in the previous month. It is the lowest producer inflation in five months as cost slowed for mining & quarrying (4.7 percent vs 6.4 percent in September). At the same time, inflation was steady for electricity, gas & water (at 3.8 percent) and increased for manufacturing (1 percent vs 0.8 percent) . On a monthly basis, producer prices went up 0.2 percent, after edging up 0.1 percent in the previous month.

Producer prices in Montenegro rose 2.8 percent year-on-year in September of 2019, easing from a 2.9 percent gain in the previous month, as cost slowed for manufacturing (0.8 percent vs 1.0 percent in August) and mining & quarrying (6.4 percent vs 7.0 percent). At the same time, inflation was steady for electricity, gas & water (at 3.8 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices went up 0.1 percent, after decreasing 0.2 percent in the prior month.

Producer prices in Montenegro rose 2.9 percent year-on-year in August 2019, unchanged from the previous month. Cost of manufacturing eased (1 percent from 1.8 percent in July), of which food products (1.6 percent from 2.8 percent). Meantime, prices of mining & quarrying advanced further (7 percent from 4.3 percent), mainly boosted by coal (7.5 percent from 4.4 percent); and inflation was steady for electricity, gas and water (at 3.8 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices went down 0.2 percent, the same pace as in July.

Producer prices in Montenegro increased 2.9 percent year-on-year in July 2019, the same pace as in the previous month. Prices slowed for mining & quarrying (4.3 percent vs 4.8 percent in June), due to coal (4.4 percent vs 5.1 percent); and advanced at the same pace for electricity, gas and water prices (3.8 percent). Meanwhile, cost rose further for manufacturing (1.8 percent vs 1.7 percent), namely food (2.8 percent vs 2.7 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices went down 0.2 percent, after rising 1.3 percent in the preceding month.

Producer prices in Montenegro rose 2.9 percent year-on-year in June of 2019, accelerating from a 1.9 percent increase in the previous month. Electricity, gas and water prices advanced 3.8 percent, after showing no growth in May and mining & quarrying inflation climbed to 4.8 percent in June from 4 percent, due to higher prices of coal (5.1 percent from 4.3 percent). On the other hand, cost slowed for manufacturing (1.7 percent from 2.2 percent), namely food (2.7 percent from 2.9 percent); non-metallic minerals (2.5 percent from 4.9 percent); basic metals (1.2 percent from 1.9 percent) and furniture (1.8 percent from 1.9 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices went up 1.3 percent, after a 1.1 percent fall in May.

Producer prices in Montenegro rose 1.9 percent year-on-year in May 2019, easing from a 3.3 percent gain in the previous month, as mining & quarrying cost slowed (4.0 percent vs 12.1 percent in April). In contrast, manufacturing prices went up faster (2.2 percent vs 2.1 percent) while water supply was unchanged for the third consecutive month. On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 1.1 percent, after increasing 1.9 percent in the prior month.