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AMMAN — Jordan's Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 0.04 per cent during the first four months of 2026, driven by stronger mining and electricity production, while the Industrial Producer Price Index (PPI) fell by 0.34 per cent, according to the Department of Statistics (DoS) data released on Thursday.
The IPI registered a 0.04 per cent increase in the general index for the first four months of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025.
The index for the first four months of 2026 stood at 87.16, compared with 87.12 during the corresponding period of 2025, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The PPI fell by 0.34 per cent in the first four months of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, with 2018 serving as the base year (2018=100).
The general PPI stood at 106.61 points during the first four months of 2026, compared with 106.97 points in the same period last year.
Industrial Production Index
Comparing the first four months of 2026 with the corresponding period of 2025, production in the mining and quarrying sector, which accounts for 5.4 per cent of the index, rose by 5.06 per cent.
Electricity production, representing 5.9 per cent of the index, increased by 3.64 per cent, while manufacturing production, the largest component at 88.7 per cent, fell by 0.48 per cent.
The report cited a 1.19 per cent decrease in industrial production in April 2026 compared with the same month of 2025.
The index stood at 84.41 points in April 2026, compared with 85.43 points in April 2025 and 89.06 points in March 2026.
On a year-on-year basis, the decline in the general IPI for April 2026 was driven by a 2.44 per cent decrease in manufacturing production, which accounts for 88.7 per cent of the index.
Meanwhile, production in the mining and quarrying sector rose by 12.70 per cent, while electricity production increased by 6.14 per cent.
On a month-on-month basis, manufacturing production fell by 5.15 per cent and electricity production declined by 14.03 per cent, while mining and quarrying output increased by 4.49 per cent.
Industrial Producer Price Index
On a year-on-year basis, the PPI for April 2026 rose by 5.80 per cent compared with the same month of 2025, while it increased by 6.98 per cent compared with March 2026.
The index stood at 112.78 points in April 2026, compared with 106.60 points in April 2025 and 105.43 points in the previous month.
Comparing the first four months of 2026 with the corresponding period of 2025, manufacturing prices, which account for 88.74 per cent of the index, fell by 0.71 per cent.
Meanwhile, prices in the mining and quarrying sector, representing 5.36 per cent of the index, rose by 4.44 per cent, while electricity prices, which carry a weight of 5.91 per cent, increased by 1.12 per cent.
The year-on-year increase in the April 2026 index was driven by a 5.93 per cent rise in manufacturing prices, an 8.98 per cent increase in mining and quarrying prices and a 1.12 per cent increase in electricity prices.
On a month-on-month basis, the general PPI for April 2026 rose compared with March 2026 due to a 7.24 per cent increase in manufacturing prices, a 10.27 per cent increase in mining and quarrying prices and a 0.34 per cent increase in electricity prices, Petra reported.
