Comparison of changes in the industrial producer prices in the EU member states, July 2025
Released: 12 September 2025
Industrial producer prices1 rose by 0.2% in the European Union in July 2025 compared to a year earlier and were 0.3% higher than in the previous month.
The prices of industrial products rose the most in Denmark and Bulgaria within the European Union2, by 9.8% and 8.6%, respectively, compared to a year earlier, and the most significant decreases (of 3.8% and 3.7%) occurred in Ireland and Portugal, respectively. In Hungary, industrial producer prices were up by 4.4% compared to the same period of the previous year, the price rise in Hungary being the third largest in the order of the member states. Out of the other three Visegrád countries, there was a 1.0% price decrease in Poland, a 0.8% price rise in Slovakia, and no datum was available for Czechia. Compared to the previous month, industrial producer prices were unchanged in Hungary and rose by 0.3% on average in the EU, the price level increasing in the majority of the member states over a month.
Hungary’s industrial domestic output prices were 1.6% higher on average than in the same month of the previous year. Within this, manufacturing products, representing a weight of 63%, cost 2.8% more than in July 2024. Out of the subsections of manufacturing, domestic output prices in food industry – largely influencing food inflation – were up by 6.8%. Prices in Hungary became 0.3% higher in energy and intermediate producer branches together, 3.5% higher in capital goods producer and 5.4% higher in consumer goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices increased by 5.9% compared to the same month of the previous year, within which by 3.1% in manufacturing, representing a weight of 92%, and by 13% in the energy industry, with a weight of 8.0%.
According to the macro models of Trading Economics3, industrial producer prices will go on rising at a rate exceeding the EU average in Hungary. The price rise may be 3.0% in Hungary and 1.3% in the EU as a whole in the fourth quarter according to the forecast.
Table 1
Industrial producer prices in EU member countries, July 2025 (unajusted data)
Denomination
Monthly average for 2021 = 100.0
Change compared with
previous month
same month of the previous year
%
EU average
121.8
0.3
0.2
Euro area
120.7
0.3
–0.1
Belgium
117.5
0.4
–0.5
Bulgaria
133.3
3.4
8.6
Czechia
..
..
..
Denmark
140.5
1.5
9.8
Germany
122.6
–0.1
–0.6
Estonia
124.8
–0.3
–2.3
Ireland
101.7
–0.2
–3.8
Greece
122.0
0.2
–0.5
Spain
123.7
0.6
0.2
France
117.3
0.6
–0.1
Croatia
121.5
0.5
0.7
Italy
123.5
0.5
1.6
Cyprus
123.5
–0.2
–0.8
Latvia
124.9
–0.4
–1.1
Lithuania
117.5
0.3
–2.9
Luxembourg
126.2
–0.1
1.3
Hungary
148.0
0.0
4.4
Malta
108.3
0.3
0.5
Netherlands
121.4
0.5
0.1
Austria
116.0
0.2
–0.8
Poland
115.4
–0.2
–1.0
Portugal
116.2
0.1
–3.7
Romania
154.4
5.0
2.7
Slovenia
125.8
–0.2
1.1
Slovakia
125.3
1.6
0.8
Finland
114.2
–0.1
–1.6
Sweden
118.6
1.2
–0.4
Source: Eurostat database. Download date: 4 September 2025.
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Footnotes
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When publishing industrial producer prices, Eurostat considers total sections B, C and D, as well as water collection, treatment and supply from section E, while HCSO’s methodology covers total section E as well, therefore, data included in Eurostat and HCSO first releases may differ. ↩
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No datum was available for Czechia. ↩
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Data from Trading Economics are available following registration. ↩
Released: 12 September 2025
Industrial producer prices1 rose by 0.2% in the European Union in July 2025 compared to a year earlier and were 0.3% higher than in the previous month.
The prices of industrial products rose the most in Denmark and Bulgaria within the European Union2, by 9.8% and 8.6%, respectively, compared to a year earlier, and the most significant decreases (of 3.8% and 3.7%) occurred in Ireland and Portugal, respectively. In Hungary, industrial producer prices were up by 4.4% compared to the same period of the previous year, the price rise in Hungary being the third largest in the order of the member states. Out of the other three Visegrád countries, there was a 1.0% price decrease in Poland, a 0.8% price rise in Slovakia, and no datum was available for Czechia. Compared to the previous month, industrial producer prices were unchanged in Hungary and rose by 0.3% on average in the EU, the price level increasing in the majority of the member states over a month.
Hungary’s industrial domestic output prices were 1.6% higher on average than in the same month of the previous year. Within this, manufacturing products, representing a weight of 63%, cost 2.8% more than in July 2024. Out of the subsections of manufacturing, domestic output prices in food industry – largely influencing food inflation – were up by 6.8%. Prices in Hungary became 0.3% higher in energy and intermediate producer branches together, 3.5% higher in capital goods producer and 5.4% higher in consumer goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices increased by 5.9% compared to the same month of the previous year, within which by 3.1% in manufacturing, representing a weight of 92%, and by 13% in the energy industry, with a weight of 8.0%.
According to the macro models of Trading Economics3, industrial producer prices will go on rising at a rate exceeding the EU average in Hungary. The price rise may be 3.0% in Hungary and 1.3% in the EU as a whole in the fourth quarter according to the forecast.
Industrial producer prices in EU member countries, July 2025 (unajusted data)
| Denomination | Monthly average for 2021 = 100.0 | Change compared with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| previous month | same month of the previous year | ||
| % | |||
| EU average | 121.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Euro area | 120.7 | 0.3 | –0.1 |
| Belgium | 117.5 | 0.4 | –0.5 |
| Bulgaria | 133.3 | 3.4 | 8.6 |
| Czechia | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | 140.5 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| Germany | 122.6 | –0.1 | –0.6 |
| Estonia | 124.8 | –0.3 | –2.3 |
| Ireland | 101.7 | –0.2 | –3.8 |
| Greece | 122.0 | 0.2 | –0.5 |
| Spain | 123.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| France | 117.3 | 0.6 | –0.1 |
| Croatia | 121.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Italy | 123.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Cyprus | 123.5 | –0.2 | –0.8 |
| Latvia | 124.9 | –0.4 | –1.1 |
| Lithuania | 117.5 | 0.3 | –2.9 |
| Luxembourg | 126.2 | –0.1 | 1.3 |
| Hungary | 148.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Malta | 108.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Netherlands | 121.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Austria | 116.0 | 0.2 | –0.8 |
| Poland | 115.4 | –0.2 | –1.0 |
| Portugal | 116.2 | 0.1 | –3.7 |
| Romania | 154.4 | 5.0 | 2.7 |
| Slovenia | 125.8 | –0.2 | 1.1 |
| Slovakia | 125.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Finland | 114.2 | –0.1 | –1.6 |
| Sweden | 118.6 | 1.2 | –0.4 |
Footnotes
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When publishing industrial producer prices, Eurostat considers total sections B, C and D, as well as water collection, treatment and supply from section E, while HCSO’s methodology covers total section E as well, therefore, data included in Eurostat and HCSO first releases may differ. ↩
-
No datum was available for Czechia. ↩
-
Data from Trading Economics are available following registration. ↩