The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting mixed movements in producer prices for November 2025, according to the latest Producer Price Index.
Prices in the mining and quarrying industry increased by 0.2 per cent for the month.
STATIN says the rise was driven mainly by a similar increase in bauxite mining and alumina processing, largely reflecting the depreciation of the Jamaican dollar against the US dollar.
Meanwhile, the manufacturing industry recorded a 0.1 per cent decline for November.
However, the decline was partly offset by a 0.1 per cent increase in the food, beverages and tobacco category - the industry's heaviest weighted group.
On a year-on-year basis from November 2024 to November 2025, the mining and quarrying index fell sharply by 38.1 per cent, driven by a 32 per cent decline in bauxite and alumina processing.
In contrast, the manufacturing industry recorded a 2.3 per cent increase over the same period, supported by higher prices for food, beverages and tobacco despite continued declines in refined petroleum products.
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