Comparison of changes in the industrial producer prices in the EU member states, March 2026
Released: 2 June 2026
Industrial producer prices1 – following a decrease of seven months – rose by 1.6% in the European Union in March 2026 compared to a year earlier. The turnaround was primarily owing to a price rise in energy producer branches, which was closely related to the war that broke out in the Middle East. The prices of industrial products rose the most in Greece out of the member states2, by 8.3% compared to a year earlier. The most significant price decrease of 6.3% occurred in Luxembourg. In Hungary, industrial producer prices went up by 1.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, which put Hungary in the middle of the EU rankings. Among the other Visegrád countries, prices were 1.0% higher in Poland and 0.1% higher in Slovakia than in March 2025, and no datum was available for Czechia. Compared to the previous month, industrial producer prices rose by 3.9% in Hungary and by 2.8% on average in the EU.
Hungary’s industrial domestic output prices became 1.2% higher in March compared to one year earlier, within which the price level increased by 1.6% in manufacturing, representing a weight of 68%, and lessened by 0.1% in the energy industry (electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), with a weight of 30%. Prices in Hungary became 1.7% higher in energy and intermediate producer branches together and 1.1% higher in consumer goods producer branches and were unchanged as a whole in capital goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices were up by 1.3%, since, in parallel with a price decrease of 0.8% in manufacturing, representing a weight of 90%, a price rise of 20% occurred in the energy industry, with a small weight (of 9.7%) but heavily dependent on the changed international environment.
According to the macro models of Trading Economics3, industrial producer prices will go on rising in 2026, and in the next three quarters they will be 2.9–3.5% higher in Hungary and 2.3–3.2% higher in the EU than a year earlier. The peak of the price increase is expected in the third quarter both in Hungary and in the EU as a whole.
Table 1
Industrial producer prices in EU member countries, March 2026
Denomination
Monthly average for 2021 = 100.0
Change compared with
previous month
same month of the previous year
%
EU average
125.4
2.8
1.6
Euro area
124.5
2.9
1.6
Belgium
124.4
3.2
3.5
Bulgaria
149.1
–0.9
8.1
Czechia
..
..
..
Denmark
145.1
1.8
1.3
Germany
124.0
1.8
0.4
Estonia
129.0
–3.6
0.7
Ireland
105.9
3.9
–0.3
Greece
136.3
10.1
8.3
Spain
127.2
5.1
2.7
France
122.6
2.4
0.3
Croatia
127.1
1.9
3.2
Italy
129.9
4.4
4.2
Cyprus
121.3
–1.1
–0.7
Latvia
127.5
–1.3
0.6
Lithuania
127.6
8.2
6.6
Luxembourg
121.5
0.7
–6.3
Hungary
151.8
3.9
1.3
Malta
109.3
–0.3
0.9
Netherlands
124.0
3.4
0.7
Austria
117.5
1.4
0.0
Poland
116.6
2.8
1.0
Portugal
116.8
2.3
0.0
Romania
159.8
1.3
7.0
Slovenia
127.0
0.2
0.9
Slovakia
124.4
–0.1
0.1
Finland
119.7
–1.3
2.7
Sweden
122.9
0.6
2.1
Source: Eurostat database. Download date: 7 May 2026.
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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 and Italy. ↩
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Data from Trading Economics are available following registration. ↩
Released: 2 June 2026
Industrial producer prices1 – following a decrease of seven months – rose by 1.6% in the European Union in March 2026 compared to a year earlier. The turnaround was primarily owing to a price rise in energy producer branches, which was closely related to the war that broke out in the Middle East. The prices of industrial products rose the most in Greece out of the member states2, by 8.3% compared to a year earlier. The most significant price decrease of 6.3% occurred in Luxembourg. In Hungary, industrial producer prices went up by 1.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, which put Hungary in the middle of the EU rankings. Among the other Visegrád countries, prices were 1.0% higher in Poland and 0.1% higher in Slovakia than in March 2025, and no datum was available for Czechia. Compared to the previous month, industrial producer prices rose by 3.9% in Hungary and by 2.8% on average in the EU.
Hungary’s industrial domestic output prices became 1.2% higher in March compared to one year earlier, within which the price level increased by 1.6% in manufacturing, representing a weight of 68%, and lessened by 0.1% in the energy industry (electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), with a weight of 30%. Prices in Hungary became 1.7% higher in energy and intermediate producer branches together and 1.1% higher in consumer goods producer branches and were unchanged as a whole in capital goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices were up by 1.3%, since, in parallel with a price decrease of 0.8% in manufacturing, representing a weight of 90%, a price rise of 20% occurred in the energy industry, with a small weight (of 9.7%) but heavily dependent on the changed international environment.
According to the macro models of Trading Economics3, industrial producer prices will go on rising in 2026, and in the next three quarters they will be 2.9–3.5% higher in Hungary and 2.3–3.2% higher in the EU than a year earlier. The peak of the price increase is expected in the third quarter both in Hungary and in the EU as a whole.
Industrial producer prices in EU member countries, March 2026
| Denomination | Monthly average for 2021 = 100.0 | Change compared with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| previous month | same month of the previous year | ||
| % | |||
| EU average | 125.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Euro area | 124.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Belgium | 124.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Bulgaria | 149.1 | –0.9 | 8.1 |
| Czechia | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | 145.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Germany | 124.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Estonia | 129.0 | –3.6 | 0.7 |
| Ireland | 105.9 | 3.9 | –0.3 |
| Greece | 136.3 | 10.1 | 8.3 |
| Spain | 127.2 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| France | 122.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Croatia | 127.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| Italy | 129.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Cyprus | 121.3 | –1.1 | –0.7 |
| Latvia | 127.5 | –1.3 | 0.6 |
| Lithuania | 127.6 | 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Luxembourg | 121.5 | 0.7 | –6.3 |
| Hungary | 151.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| Malta | 109.3 | –0.3 | 0.9 |
| Netherlands | 124.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Austria | 117.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Poland | 116.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| Portugal | 116.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Romania | 159.8 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| Slovenia | 127.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Slovakia | 124.4 | –0.1 | 0.1 |
| Finland | 119.7 | –1.3 | 2.7 |
| Sweden | 122.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
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 and Italy. ↩
-
Data from Trading Economics are available following registration. ↩