site.btaBulgaria Records Highest Annual, Monthly Increase in Industrial Producer Prices in EU in December

In December 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.4% in the EU and by 0.3% in the euro area, compared with November 2025, after increases of 0.8% and 0.7% respectively in November, according to the latest preliminary estimates from Eurostat.

Compared with December 2024, industrial producer prices also fell in both the EU and the euro area, by 1.9% and 2.1% respectively.

The annual average of industrial producer prices in 2025, compared with 2024, increased by 0.5% in the EU and by 0.3% in the euro area.

In Bulgaria, industrial producer prices rose by 1.4% in December compared with the previous month, following monthly increases of 1.6% in November and 4.6% in October. This was the highest monthly increase among the EU Member States in December.

On an annual basis, Bulgarian industrial producer prices increased by 9.8% in December, the highest annual rate among EU Member States. Bulgaria has recorded the highest annual increase in industrial producer prices in the EU for the eleventh consecutive month.

Eurostat data show a deceleration in the annual growth rate of Bulgarian industrial producer prices. Compared with October 2024, producer price inflation in Bulgaria reached 17.6% in October 2025, easing to 13.8% in November.

In the EU, industrial producer prices in December 2025, compared with the previous month, increased by 0.3% for intermediate goods, decreased by 1.3% for energy, increased by 0.1% for capital goods, increased by 0.2% for durable consumer goods and decreased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices for total industry excluding energy rose by 0.1%.

In the euro area, compared with the previous month, industrial producer prices increased by 0.3% for intermediate goods, decreased by 1.2% for energy and by 0.1% for capital goods, increased by 0.2% for durable consumer goods and decreased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

The highest monthly increases in industrial producer prices were observed in Bulgaria (+1.4%), Portugal (+0.5%), and Belgium and Romania (both +0.4%). The largest decreases were recorded in Estonia (-3.0%), Ireland (-2.8%) and Denmark (-1.9%).

On an annual basis, in December 2025 compared with December 2024, industrial producer prices in the EU increased by 0.6% for intermediate goods, fell by 7.7% for energy, increased by 1.6% for capital goods, by 1.7% for durable consumer goods and by 1.0% for non-durable consumer goods.
Prices for total industry excluding energy rose by 1.0%.

The highest annual increases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Bulgaria (+9.8%), Romania (+6.6%) and Sweden (+1.3%). The largest decreases were observed in Luxembourg (-5.6%), Ireland (-4.9%) and Portugal (-3.7%).