Down by 2.1% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU compared with July 2023

Overview

In July 2024, compared with June 2024, industrial producer prices increased by 0.8% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In June 2024, industrial producer prices grew by 0.6% in both the euro area and the EU.

In July 2024, compared with July 2023, industrial producer prices decreased by 2.1% the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU.

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in July 2024, compared with June 2024, industrial producer prices

  • decreased by 0.1% for intermediate goods,

  • increased by 2.8% for energy,

  • remained stable for capital goods,

  • decreased by 0.1% for durable consumer goods,

  • decreased by 0.1% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy decreased by 0.1%.

In the EU, industrial producer prices

  • remained stable for intermediate goods,

  • increased by 2.5% for energy,

  • remained stable for capital goods,

  • decreased by 0.1% for durable consumer goods,

  • remained stable for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy decreased by 0.1%.

The highest monthly increases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Bulgaria (+3.6%), Greece (+2.9%) and Romania (+2.7%). The highest decreases were observed in Sweden (-0.9%), Finland (-0.7%) and Austria (-0.2%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in July 2024, compared with July 2023, industrial producer prices

  • decreased by 1.2% for intermediate goods,

  • decreased by 6.9% for energy,

  • increased by 1.4% for capital goods,

  • increased by 0.3% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 1.0% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 0.2%.

In the EU, industrial producer prices

  • decreased by 1.2% for intermediate goods,

  • decreased by 5.9% for energy,

  • increased by 1.5% for capital goods,

  • increased by 0.2% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 0.9% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 0.2%.

The largest annual decreases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Slovakia (-18.9%), Luxembourg (-6.7%) and Latvia (-6.0%). The highest increases were observed in Ireland (+6.1%), Romania (+2.7%) and Portugal (+2.0%).

Tables

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with previous month

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Jul-24

Euro area

Total industry

-1.0

-0.6

-0.9

-0.2

0.6

0.8

Total industry excluding energy

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

-0.1

Intermediate goods

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.1

0.1

-0.1

Energy

-3.6

-2.4

-3.7

-1.0

1.8

2.8

Capital goods

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.0

Durable consumer goods

0.4

0.2

0.2

-0.3

0.0

-0.1

Non-durable consumer goods

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.2

0.1

-0.1

EU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total industry

-0.9

-0.6

-0.7

-0.2

0.6

0.8

Total industry excluding energy

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

-0.1

Intermediate goods

0.0

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.0

Energy

-3.2

-2.5

-2.6

-1.2

1.7

2.5

Capital goods

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

Durable consumer goods

0.3

0.2

0.2

-0.3

0.1

-0.1

Non-durable consumer goods

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with previous month

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Jul-24

Euro area

-1.0

-0.6

-0.9

-0.2

0.6

0.8

EU

-0.9

-0.6

-0.7

-0.2

0.6

0.8

Belgium

1.3

0.2

0.3

-0.9

0.6

0.2

Bulgaria

-1.5

-3.4

-0.8

4.5

-1.0

3.6

Czechia

0.5

0.0

0.2

-1.2

-0.3

0.5

Denmark

-2.8

-2.3

2.8

-0.7

1.4

0.1

Germany

-0.4

0.2

0.2

-0.1

0.1

0.2

Estonia

-7.2

-0.9

-0.3

2.1

2.2

0.0

Ireland

-4.2

0.9

0.8

7.7

-0.1

1.1

Greece

-1.6

-2.3

-1.8

-2.9

1.8

2.9

Spain

-2.6

-2.2

-0.3

0.9

2.2

1.7

France

-1.5

-1.2

-3.6

-1.6

-0.2

0.2

Croatia

0.1

0.2

-1.9

-4.1

0.9

1.7

Italy

-1.5

-0.4

-1.4

0.3

1.0

2.0

Cyprus

0.0

-0.6

0.2

1.1

0.2

1.0

Latvia

-3.0

-1.1

-0.1

0.4

0.4

-0.1

Lithuania

-3.3

-2.0

0.0

-1.6

0.5

0.8

Luxembourg

0.8

-0.4

-4.1

0.0

-0.1

0.1

Hungary

0.7

-0.3

-0.3

-0.9

1.2

2.0

Malta

0.0

0.0

0.0

-0.1

0.0

0.0

Netherlands

0.1

0.2

-0.6

-0.4

0.2

-0.1

Austria

-0.9

-1.3

-0.8

0.3

0.2

-0.2

Poland

0.3

-0.3

0.2

-0.2

0.6

0.2

Portugal

0.3

-0.5

-0.3

0.3

1.6

1.3

Romania

-1.2

-2.6

-0.2

0.6

1.9

2.7

Slovenia

-1.1

-0.1

0.1

0.1

-0.2

0.1

Slovakia

-5.6

-0.5

-0.5

0.5

1.4

1.9

Finland

-0.8

-0.4

0.3

-0.9

-0.3

-0.7

Sweden

-1.3

0.9

-0.6

-1.8

-0.1

-0.9

Norway

-0.7

1.2

0.0

-1.7

-0.2

0.4

Switzerland

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.3

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with same month of previous year

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Jul-24

Euro area

Total industry

-8.3

-7.7

-5.6

-4.2

-3.3

-2.1

Total industry excluding energy

-1.3

-1.3

-1.0

-0.5

-0.2

0.2

Intermediate goods

-5.4

-4.9

-3.9

-3.1

-2.3

-1.2

Energy

-21.3

-20.4

-15.0

-11.6

-9.6

-6.9

Capital goods

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.4

Durable consumer goods

1.3

1.1

1.2

0.6

0.7

0.3

Non-durable consumer goods

1.3

1.1

0.7

1.0

1.1

1.0

EU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total industry

-8.0

-7.5

-5.5

-4.0

-3.1

-1.9

Total industry excluding energy

-1.5

-1.4

-1.2

-0.6

-0.3

0.2

Intermediate goods

-5.7

-5.0

-4.1

-3.1

-2.3

-1.2

Energy

-19.7

-19.0

-13.6

-10.5

-8.5

-5.9

Capital goods

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

Durable consumer goods

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.3

0.2

Non-durable consumer goods

1.1

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.8

0.9

Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with same month of previous year

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Jul-24

Euro area

-8.3

-7.7

-5.6

-4.2

-3.3

-2.1

EU

-8.0

-7.5

-5.5

-4.0

-3.1

-1.9

Belgium

-11.0

-10.4

-3.0

-2.7

-1.3

-0.5

Bulgaria

-12.1

-12.8

-10.6

-4.2

-2.8

0.9

Czechia

-1.0

0.0

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.7

Denmark

-5.9

-6.9

-4.4

-4.2

-2.9

-1.7

Germany

-4.1

-2.9

-3.2

-2.3

-1.9

-1.1

Estonia

-7.7

-7.7

-7.0

-3.8

-2.3

-0.7

Ireland

-24.2

-19.8

-13.7

0.4

-3.5

6.1

Greece

-6.3

-1.3

-3.3

-3.8

-2.4

-0.5

Spain

-8.6

-8.2

-6.7

-4.5

-3.2

-1.4

France

-5.3

-8.2

-6.6

-6.7

-5.9

-5.4

Croatia

-1.7

-2.0

-2.0

-4.4

-4.8

-4.5

Italy

-14.2

-12.7

-8.0

-4.9

-3.5

-1.6

Cyprus

-3.7

-4.2

-4.2

-2.4

-2.1

-0.5

Latvia

-13.6

-12.1

-9.2

-6.7

-4.0

-6.0

Lithuania

-6.3

-5.4

-2.5

-1.8

-1.1

-0.9

Luxembourg

-14.6

-14.9

-11.1

-10.8

-10.6

-6.7

Hungary

-5.9

-5.4

-5.0

-3.9

-0.3

1.3

Malta

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.5

0.2

0.2

Netherlands

-10.1

-8.1

-5.1

-3.8

-3.3

-0.9

Austria

-10.5

-10.3

-8.6

-6.5

-5.1

-4.5

Poland

-10.0

-9.9

-8.3

-6.8

-5.7

-4.3

Portugal

-2.4

-1.7

-1.1

0.4

2.5

2.0

Romania

-9.0

-11.0

-5.7

-2.2

0.9

2.7

Slovenia

-3.4

-3.7

-3.8

-3.1

-2.7

-2.8

Slovakia

-25.5

-24.6

-22.8

-20.7

-19.0

-18.9

Finland

-4.5

-4.3

-2.1

0.0

-0.9

-1.0

Sweden

-1.5

-0.4

0.6

1.3

-0.1

1.0

Norway

2.6

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.4

3.1

Switzerland

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.0

0.8

1.0

Industrial producer prices indices on the domestic market for total industry
 (base year 2021)

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Jul-24

Euro area

124.7

124.0

122.9

122.6

123.3

124.3

EU

126.2

125.5

124.6

124.3

125.0

126.0

Belgium

117.4

117.6

117.9

116.8

117.5

117.7

Bulgaria

121.8

117.7

116.7

122.0

120.8

125.1

Czechia

132.4

132.4

132.7

131.1

130.7

131.4

Denmark

140.1

136.9

140.8

139.8

141.7

141.9

Germany

128.0

128.2

128.4

128.3

128.4

128.6

Estonia

128.0

126.9

126.5

129.1

132.0

132.0

Ireland

88.1

88.9

89.6

96.5

96.4

97.5

Greece

124.0

121.2

119.0

115.5

117.6

121.0

Spain

123.0

120.3

119.9

121.0

123.7

125.8

France

128.3

126.7

122.2

120.3

120.0

120.3

Croatia

132.4

132.7

130.2

124.8

125.9

128.0

Italy

121.8

121.3

119.6

119.9

121.1

123.5

Cyprus

124.6

123.8

124.0

125.4

125.6

126.8

Latvia

141.4

139.8

139.6

140.2

140.8

140.6

Lithuania

140.6

137.8

137.8

135.6

136.3

137.4

Luxembourg

159.4

158.8

152.3

152.3

152.2

152.4

Hungary

180.9

180.3

179.8

178.2

180.4

184.0

Malta

108.9

108.9

108.9

108.8

108.8

108.8

Netherlands

122.7

122.9

122.2

121.7

121.9

121.8

Austria

122.5

120.9

119.9

120.2

120.4

120.2

Poland

125.4

125.0

125.3

125.0

125.8

126.1

Portugal

118.1

117.5

117.1

117.4

119.3

120.8

Romania

159.1

155.0

154.7

155.6

158.5

162.8

Slovenia

130.2

130.1

130.2

130.3

130.1

130.2

Slovakia

132.7

132.1

131.4

132.1

134.0

136.5

Finland

118.6

118.1

118.5

117.4

117.0

116.2

Sweden

117.6

118.6

117.9

115.8

115.7

114.7

Norway

136.7

138.3

138.3

135.9

135.6

136.1

Switzerland

112.5

112.6

112.6

113.1

113.1

113.4

Industrial producer prices indices on the domestic market for total industry

excluding energy  (base year 2021)

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Jul-24

Euro area

117.4

117.7

117.9

118.1

118.2

118.1

EU

117.7

118.0

118.2

118.4

118.5

118.4

Belgium

120.6

121.8

122.8

122.3

122.9

122.3

Bulgaria

128.9

129.2

129.8

130.2

130.3

130.3

Czechia

119.8

120.3

120.4

119.7

119.6

120.3

Denmark

117.3

117.9

118.0

118.1

118.0

118.2

Germany

118.3

118.6

118.9

119.1

119.2

119.2

Estonia

118.8

118.9

120.3

120.5

120.3

119.4

Ireland

111.7

111.9

111.9

111.9

111.6

111.7

Greece

112.8

112.8

113.2

113.3

113.3

113.4

Spain

118.1

118.4

118.3

118.5

118.6

118.3

France

116.8

117.1

117.1

117.4

117.4

117.4

Croatia

115.4

116.0

116.2

116.1

116.8

116.8

Italy

114.1

114.2

114.4

114.5

114.6

114.7

Cyprus

119.5

119.5

119.6

119.6

119.7

119.9

Latvia

127.3

127.2

127.6

127.7

127.5

127.4

Lithuania

125.1

124.0

124.6

123.7

123.6

123.4

Luxembourg

116.9

116.0

116.4

116.3

116.2

116.6

Hungary

140.8

141.5

141.6

141.8

142.5

142.9

Malta

119.5

119.5

119.5

119.3

119.4

119.4

Netherlands

119.3

119.9

120.0

119.8

119.7

119.6

Austria

115.6

116.0

116.4

116.8

116.8

116.8

Poland

114.8

115.0

114.8

114.8

115.2

115.0

Portugal

121.4

121.4

121.9

122.1

122.3

122.6

Romania

126.4

127.1

127.5

127.7

128.0

127.9

Slovenia

123.7

123.6

123.7

124.1

123.7

123.6

Slovakia

117.1

117.4

117.2

117.9

117.7

118.0

Finland

116.7

117.1

117.4

117.9

117.9

117.7

Sweden

121.7

122.1

123.2

124.5

124.3

123.9

Norway

129.2

129.2

129.9

130.1

130.1

130.8

Switzerland

108.0

108.0

107.9

108.0

108.1

108.2

Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

Compared with data issued in the News Release of 5 August 2024, the monthly percentage increases for June 2024 have been revised from +0.5% to +0.6% in both the euro area and the EU. The annual percentage decrease has been revised from -3.2% to -3.3% in the euro area and remained unchanged at -3.1% in the EU.

Methods and definitions

The index of producer prices shows (in the national currency of the country concerned) changes in the ex-works sale prices of all products sold on the domestic market, excluding imports. Euro area and EU indices refer to overall weighted price changes. The figures are not calendar day or seasonally adjusted.

Total industry covers NACE rev.2 sections B to D + E36.

Starting with reference period January 2024, the base year of the data has been changed to 2021, since 2018 the base year had been 2015. More information on the reasons for and impact of the base year change can be found in the related Statistics Explained article.

Geographical information

The euro area (EA20) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The European Union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.

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