CoM | Industrial producer prices rose by 0.2% in the eurozone and by 0.3% in the European Union (EU) in February compared with January 2025, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, and were above the consensus forecast of 0.1%. In January 2025, prices had risen by 0.7% in the eurozone and 0.8% in the EU, according to Eurostat’s latest revision.
In year-on-year terms, i.e. comparing the advance with February 2024, prices increased by 3.0% in the eurozone and 3.1% in the EU.
In the eurozone, producer prices increased by 0.4% compared to January in intermediate goods, 0.2% in energy production, 0.2% in capital goods and 0.1% in non-durable consumer goods. In contrast, producer prices fell by 0.1% in non-durable consumer goods. Prices in total industry, excluding energy, increased by 0.2%.
In the EU, industrial producer prices increased by 0.4% for intermediate goods, 0.7% for energy, 0.2% for capital goods and another 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods. In addition, they decreased by 0.1% for durable consumer goods. Prices in industry as a whole, excluding energy, increased by 0.3%.
The highest monthly increases in industrial prices occurred in Estonia (up 9.5%), Romania (4.8%) and Bulgaria (2.5%), while the largest decreases were observed in Ireland (down 4.9%), France and Slovakia (0.8%), Slovenia (0.5%).
