Euro area producer prices rise 2.5 per cent in September
Energy producer prices rose 7.8 per cent month on month in the euro area, while the increase excluding energy was 0.1 per cent.
Eurostat’s first estimates show that industrial producer prices rose in September 2026 by 2.5 per cent across the euro area and 2.6 per cent across the EU compared with August. Both increases exceeded August’s monthly rises of 2.0 per cent and 1.9 per cent respectively.
The energy component recorded monthly increases of 7.8 per cent for the euro area and 7.7 per cent for the EU. When energy was excluded, producer prices edged up 0.1 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively.
Compared with September 2025, overall producer prices were 11.1 per cent higher in the euro area and 10.9 per cent higher across the EU. Energy prices rose by 30.8 per cent and 30.0 per cent respectively. Excluding energy, both areas recorded annual increases of 3.5 per cent.
Bulgaria recorded the largest monthly rise among member states, at 4.6 per cent. Lithuania followed with 4.2 per cent, while Greece and Spain each registered 3.9 per cent. Prices were unchanged in Luxembourg and Malta. Bulgaria also had the largest annual increase, at 22.9 per cent, ahead of Ireland’s 19.9 per cent and Lithuania’s 19.0 per cent. Luxembourg alone recorded an annual decline, of 8.1 per cent.
The figures measure changes in domestic-market ex-works selling prices and exclude imports. They are not adjusted for seasonal or calendar effects.
