Industrial producer prices in September 2026 rose by 2.5% from August in the euro area and by 2.6% in the EU. Year on year, they increased by 11.1% and 10.9%, respectively, according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office.
In August, monthly increases stood at 2% in the euro area and 1.9% in the EU. Energy prices recorded the sharpest rise in September, up 7.8% in the euro area and 7.7% in the EU. Prices of durable goods rose by 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, while capital goods, non-durable consumer goods and intermediate goods increased by 0.1% to 0.2%.
Among EU countries, the largest monthly increases were recorded in Bulgaria (4.6%), Lithuania (4.2%), Greece and Spain (3.9% each). Prices were unchanged in Luxembourg and Malta.
Over the year, energy prices rose by 30.8% in the euro area and 30% in the EU. Intermediate goods increased by 7.1% and 6.8%, durable goods by 3.4% and 3.2%, and capital goods by 2.7% and 2.6%. Non-durable consumer goods, by contrast, fell by 0.6% in both regions. The largest annual increases were in Bulgaria (22.9%), Ireland (19.9%) and Lithuania (19%); Luxembourg was the only country to record a decline, at 8.1%.
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