Industrial producer prices decline across EU and euro area in December

Compared with November 2025, producer prices fell by 0.3 per cent in the euro area and by 0.4 per cent in the EU. This followed increases of 0.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively in November. On an annual basis, prices were down by 2.1 per cent in the euro area and 1.9 per cent in the EU compared with December 2024.

Despite the year-end contraction, average industrial producer prices for the full year 2025 edged higher. Compared with 2024, prices rose by 0.3 per cent in the euro area and by 0.5 per cent in the EU, reflecting mixed sectoral trends during the year.

Energy prices were the primary drag in December. In the euro area, energy producer prices fell by 1.2 per cent month on month, while in the EU they declined by 1.3 per cent. Excluding energy, prices in total industry increased by 0.1 per cent in both regions, indicating underlying price stability.

Intermediate goods prices rose by 0.3 per cent in both the euro area and the EU. Capital goods prices dipped marginally by 0.1 per cent in the euro area but increased by 0.1 per cent in the EU. Durable consumer goods prices rose by 0.2 per cent in both regions, while non-durable consumer goods prices declined by 0.2 per cent.

On a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, energy prices recorded steep declines, falling by 8.8 per cent in the euro area and by 7.7 per cent in the EU. By contrast, prices increased for intermediate goods, capital goods and consumer goods, with total industry prices excluding energy rising by 1.0 per cent in the euro area and 0.9 per cent in the EU.

At the country level, the sharpest monthly declines in industrial producer prices were recorded in Estonia at 3.0 per cent, Ireland at 2.8 per cent and Denmark at 1.9 per cent. The highest monthly increases were observed in Bulgaria at 1.4 per cent, followed by Portugal at 0.5 per cent, and Belgium and Romania at 0.4 per cent each.

Annually, Luxembourg, Ireland and Portugal posted the largest decreases in industrial producer prices, while Bulgaria, Romania and Sweden recorded the strongest increases.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (CG)