TIRANA (Albania), June 5 (SeeNews) - Albania's annual producer price inflation accelerated to 5.1% in the first quarter of the year from 0.9% in the last quarter of 2016, data from Albania's statistics office, INSTAT, showed on Monday.

On a quarterly basis, Albania posted a producer price inflation of 1.8% in the January-March period.

On the domestic market, producer prices added 2.8% year-on-year and 2.3% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year.

For products sold on foreign markets, Albania's producer prices in the first quarter jumped 10.6% on the year and increased 3.2% on the quarter.

Details follow:

Weight Q1'17 y/y Q1'17 m/m Q4'16 y/y Q4'16 m/m Total 100 5.1 1.8 0.9 1.4 Manufacturing 54.7 2.6 1.3 -0.1 0.8 Mining and quarrying 16.0 24.3 10.3 5.5 4.2 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning 25.5 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.1 Water supply, treatment, activities and waste management 3.8 -1.7 -0.2 -2.4 0.7

source: INSTAT