Industrial producer prices overall (domestic and external markets) fell by 1.1% in February this year compared to January 2026, while rising by 3% com
Industrial producer prices overall (domestic and external markets) fell by 1.1% in February this year compared to January 2026, while rising by 3% compared to February 2025, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
On the domestic market, the industrial producer price index decreased by 1.56% in February compared with the previous month, but increased by 2.66% year-on-year.
As for the external market, in February 2026 compared with the previous month, industrial producer prices rose by 0.12%, while compared with the same month of the previous year they increased by 3.86%.
By main industrial groups, on an annual basis (February 2026 vs February 2025), increases in industrial producer prices were recorded in: the energy industry (0.29%), intermediate goods (5.54%), non-durable consumer goods (4.50%), capital goods (3.28%) and durable consumer goods (2.30%).
INS data also show that, by activity sections, the largest annual price increase in February 2026 compared to February 2025 — of 14.28% — was recorded in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities.
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