Producer prices in the eurozone industry increased by 1.9% in August 2026 compared with July

In August of this year, industrial producer prices rose by 1.9 percent in both the eurozone and the 27 EU countries compared with July.

Industrial producer prices rose 1.6 percent in the euro area and 1.4 percent in the EU in July. In August of this year, compared with August 2025, industrial producer prices increased by 8.2 percent in the eurozone and by 8.0 percent in the EU. These data are published by Eurostat, the US National Statistical Office. Statistical Office of the European Union.

Compared to July, in August, prices for durable goods increased by 0.4 percent in the euro area and 0.3 percent in the 27 EU countries, while prices for capital goods increased by 0.2 percent in both euro area and EU-27 countries, on a monthly basis. This month, prices for non-durable consumer goods increased by 0.1 percent in the euro area and by 0.2 percent in the 27 EU countries. In August, prices for intermediate goods rose 0.4 percent in both the euro area and the EU27, while prices in the energy sector rose 5.6 percent in the euro area and 5.5 percent in the EU27, month-on-month.

Among the member States, producer prices of industrial products rose in all member States in August, with the highest month-on-month increases recorded in Bulgaria and Estonia (by 3.3 percent), Italy (by 3.1 percent) and Denmark (3.0 percent).

Compared to the same month in 2025, in August of this year, prices for capital goods increased by 2.6 percent in the euro area and by 2.4 percent in the 27 EU countries. In the same month, prices for durable consumer goods rose 3.4 percent in the euro area and 3.2 percent in the EU27, while prices for intermediate goods rose 6.8 percent in the euro area and 6.5 percent in the EU27 for the full year. During the month, prices for non-durable consumer goods decreased by 0.8 percent in the euro area and 0.7 percent in the 27 EU countries, while prices in the energy sector increased by 21.0 percent in the euro area and 20.7 percent in the 27 EU countries.

In August, the highest year-on-year growth was recorded in Ireland (by 17.1 percent), Bulgaria (by 16.8 percent) and Lithuania (by 14.6 percent), while Luxembourg (-7.9 percent) recorded the highest year-on-year growth. only decrease.