Jamaica’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price movements in producer prices, went up slightly last month.

The index for the Mining & Quarrying industry increased by 0.4 per cent, while the index for the Manufacturing industry rose by 2.7 per cent.

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica, which tracks the PPI, reports that the increase recorded in the Mining & Quarrying industry was influenced by a 0.3 per cent rise in the index for the major group, ‘Bauxite Mining & Alumina Processing’. 

Additionally, there was a 2.3 per cent increase in the PPI for the other major group, ‘Other Mining & Quarrying’. 

The increase in the PPI for the Manufacturing industry was primarily driven by upward movements in the major groups ‘Food, Beverages and Tobacco’ (2.9%) and ‘Refined Petroleum Products’ (5.8%). For the period May 2025 – May 2026, the point-to-point index for the Mining & Quarrying industry increased by 28.0 per cent. 

The industry’s overall movement was mainly due to a 28.7 per cent increase in the index for the major group ‘Bauxite Mining & Alumina Processing’. The point-to-point index for the Manufacturing industry rose by 10.2 per cent. 

This was due to a 5.5 per cent increase in the index for the major group ‘Food, Beverages & Tobacco’ and a 36.2 per cent increase in the major group ‘Refined Petroleum Products’.