In March 2026, industrial producer prices rose by 3.4 percent in the euro area and by 3.2 percent in European Union (EU) member states on a monthly basis, according to a report published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. On an annualized basis for the month, industrial producer prices rose by 2.1 percent in the euro area and 2.0 percent in the EU.
In March 2026, compared to February, prices in the energy sector increased by 11.1 percent in the euro area and 10.2 percent in the EU. Capital goods prices rose 0.2 percent in the euro area and 0.3 percent in the EU, while durable goods prices rose 0.2 percent in the euro area and 0.1 percent in the EU on a monthly basis. In the same month, prices of non-durable goods rose by 0.3 percent in both the euro area and the EU, while prices of intermediate goods rose by 0.7 percent in the euro area and 0.8 percent in the EU, all on a monthly basis.
Among the Member States for which data are available, the largest increases in industrial producer prices compared to the previous month were recorded in lithuania (+6.9%), Spain (+6.5%) and Italy (+5.9%), while the largest declines were observed in Estonia (-12.3%), Finland (-5.3%) and Bulgaria (-2.5%).
In this month, compared to March 2025, prices in the energy sector increased by 4.2 percent in the euro area and by 4.4 percent in the EU. Prices for intermediate goods
