Down by 8.3% in the euro area and by 8.1% in the EU compared with February 2023

Overview

In February 2024, compared with January 2024, industrial producer prices decreased by 1.0% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2024, industrial producer prices fell by 0.9% in both the euro area and the EU.

In February 2024, compared with February 2023, industrial producer prices decreased by 8.3% the euro area and by 8.1% 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 February 2024, compared with January 2024, industrial producer prices

  • remained stable for intermediate goods,

  • decreased by 3.5% for energy,

  • increased by 0.2% for capital goods,

  • increased by 0.3% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 0.1%.

In the EU, industrial producer prices

  • remained stable for intermediate goods,

  • decreased by 3.1% for energy,

  • increased by 0.3% for capital goods,

  • increased by 0.3% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 0.1%.

The largest monthly decreases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Estonia (-7.2%), Slovakia (-5.6%) and Ireland (-4.2%). The highest increases were observed in Belgium (+1.4%), Luxembourg (+0.8%) and Hungary (+0.7%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

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

  • decreased by 5.3% for intermediate goods,

  • decreased by 21.1% for energy,

  • increased by 2.0% for capital goods,

  • increased by 1.1% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 1.4% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy decreased by 1.5%.

In the EU, industrial producer prices

  • decreased by 5.4% for intermediate goods,

  • decreased by 19.6% for energy,

  • increased by 2.0% for capital goods,

  • increased by 0.4% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 1.1% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy decreased by 1.7%.

The largest annual decreases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Slovakia (-25.5%), Ireland (-24.2%) and Italy (-14.2%). Increases were observed in Luxembourg (+17.2%) and Malta (+0.7%).

Tables

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with previous month

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

Total industry

0.6

0.2

-0.4

-0.8

-0.9

-1.0

Total industry excluding energy

-0.1

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.3

0.1

Intermediate goods

-0.2

-0.3

-0.3

-0.3

0.0

0.0

Energy

2.2

1.0

-1.1

-2.0

-3.0

-3.5

Capital goods

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.2

Durable consumer goods

0.0

0.1

-0.1

0.0

-0.1

0.3

Non-durable consumer goods

-0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.2

EU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total industry

0.7

0.1

-0.3

-0.8

-0.9

-0.9

Total industry excluding energy

0.0

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.2

0.1

Intermediate goods

-0.1

-0.3

-0.4

-0.3

-0.1

0.0

Energy

2.1

0.6

-0.6

-2.0

-2.6

-3.1

Capital goods

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.3

Durable consumer goods

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

0.0

-0.2

0.3

Non-durable consumer goods

-0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with previous month

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

0.6

0.2

-0.4

-0.8

-0.9

-1.0

EU

0.7

0.1

-0.3

-0.8

-0.9

-0.9

Belgium

1.2

-0.4

0.2

0.5

-1.4

1.4

Bulgaria

2.0

-0.6

0.6

-0.4

-1.8

-1.5

Czechia

0.3

-0.1

-0.4

-0.5

2.4

0.5

Denmark

0.5

-1.0

0.6

-0.8

0.1

-2.8

Germany

0.2

-0.3

-0.5

-0.9

0.2

-0.4

Estonia

1.6

-1.3

0.1

-1.4

5.3

-7.2

Ireland

1.6

5.0

-1.0

-12.0

4.0

-4.2

Greece

1.5

-1.9

0.3

1.1

0.7

-1.6

Spain

1.5

-1.4

-2.2

-0.3

0.2

-2.2

France

0.6

-0.3

2.3

-0.2

-1.0

-1.7

Croatia

0.5

-1.1

0.1

-0.6

-0.9

0.1

Italy

0.8

2.2

-1.5

-1.2

-2.5

-1.5

Cyprus

0.0

-0.1

-0.5

0.1

-1.3

0.0

Latvia

1.2

-3.1

0.1

-1.5

1.2

-2.4

Lithuania

1.6

-0.8

-2.1

-1.2

6.5

-3.4

Luxembourg

0.1

-4.6

-0.3

0.3

-0.8

0.8

Hungary

1.8

-0.6

-0.8

-0.7

-1.2

0.7

Malta

0.0

-0.1

0.2

-0.1

0.3

0.0

Netherlands

0.9

0.0

0.0

-1.7

-0.2

0.0

Austria

0.5

-0.1

0.4

-0.9

-2.2

-0.9

Poland

-0.2

0.0

-0.7

-1.2

-3.0

0.3

Portugal

0.0

-0.1

-1.1

-0.3

0.9

0.3

Romania

3.2

0.7

0.7

-0.6

-0.4

-1.2

Slovenia

0.4

-0.3

-0.5

-0.4

-0.2

-1.1

Slovakia

0.6

0.4

-2.9

-0.3

-14.3

-5.6

Finland

-0.8

-0.3

0.3

-0.3

0.7

-0.8

Sweden

0.1

0.1

4.0

-0.5

1.1

-1.3

Norway

0.4

1.6

2.4

-1.3

0.4

-0.7

Switzerland

-0.1

0.1

-0.4

-0.3

0.4

0.2

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with same month of previous year

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

Total industry

-10.4

-8.3

-8.0

-9.6

-8.0

-8.3

Total industry excluding energy

0.5

-0.2

-0.4

-0.5

-1.3

-1.5

Intermediate goods

-4.4

-5.0

-4.9

-4.7

-5.4

-5.3

Energy

-27.4

-22.3

-22.0

-25.3

-20.0

-21.1

Capital goods

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.2

2.0

Durable consumer goods

4.2

3.6

3.3

2.9

1.2

1.1

Non-durable consumer goods

5.8

4.4

3.7

3.3

1.9

1.4

EU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total industry

-9.4

-7.7

-7.3

-9.0

-7.9

-8.1

Total industry excluding energy

0.4

-0.3

-0.6

-0.6

-1.6

-1.7

Intermediate goods

-4.5

-5.0

-5.0

-4.8

-5.7

-5.4

Energy

-24.8

-20.1

-19.5

-23.3

-19.0

-19.6

Capital goods

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.1

2.0

Durable consumer goods

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.1

0.6

0.4

Non-durable consumer goods

5.6

4.2

3.5

3.0

1.6

1.1

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

% change compared with same month of previous year

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

-10.4

-8.3

-8.0

-9.6

-8.0

-8.3

EU

-9.4

-7.7

-7.3

-9.0

-7.9

-8.1

Belgium

-17.9

-20.5

-18.7

-18.5

-17.1

-13.3

Bulgaria

-32.0

-25.9

-14.6

-19.8

-17.8

-12.1

Czechia

0.8

0.2

0.9

1.4

-1.9

-1.0

Denmark

-8.5

-4.1

-3.2

-6.3

-4.0

-5.9

Germany

-9.1

-7.4

-5.0

-5.2

-4.5

-4.1

Estonia

-5.9

-6.3

-7.4

-9.5

-0.6

-7.7

Ireland

-38.9

-5.0

-8.0

-43.5

-21.5

-24.2

Greece

-4.7

-14.7

-9.0

-7.3

-7.9

-6.3

Spain

-8.5

-7.7

-7.5

-6.3

-4.0

-8.2

France

-1.5

-1.5

0.1

-1.4

-4.9

-5.5

Croatia

1.5

-0.5

-1.5

0.6

-1.1

-1.7

Italy

-18.3

-12.4

-16.5

-20.5

-14.0

-14.2

Cyprus

-1.6

-1.8

-1.2

-1.3

-3.3

-3.5

Latvia

-13.5

-14.6

-15.4

-18.7

-11.9

-13.1

Lithuania

-7.4

-10.0

-10.1

-8.9

-2.7

-6.5

Luxembourg

23.8

17.4

20.1

19.9

16.5

17.2

Hungary

7.0

0.2

-1.9

-3.6

-7.8

-5.9

Malta

1.3

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.8

0.7

Netherlands

-7.8

-6.3

-5.6

-7.8

-9.6

-9.7

Austria

-5.7

-6.1

-4.3

-5.2

-11.7

-10.5

Poland

-2.4

-3.4

-3.8

-6.0

-11.0

-10.0

Portugal

-4.0

-4.0

-5.8

-4.3

-1.8

-2.4

Romania

-2.4

-5.7

-5.8

-7.1

-8.0

-9.0

Slovenia

3.1

2.5

2.9

1.9

0.3

-3.4

Slovakia

1.4

1.0

10.8

13.3

-12.1

-25.5

Finland

-8.9

-6.9

-7.5

-8.5

-4.5

-4.5

Sweden

-9.5

-7.1

-5.9

-10.4

-1.4

-1.5

Norway

0.0

4.3

4.9

1.6

4.2

2.6

Switzerland

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.3

1.9

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

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

128.9

129.1

128.6

127.6

126.5

125.2

EU

130.2

130.3

129.9

128.9

127.8

126.6

Belgium

125.3

124.8

125.1

125.7

123.9

125.6

Bulgaria

126.4

125.7

126.5

126.0

123.7

121.8

Czechia

129.8

129.7

129.2

128.6

131.7

132.4

Denmark

145.7

144.3

145.2

144.0

144.1

140.1

Germany

130.5

130.1

129.4

128.3

128.5

128.0

Estonia

134.7

132.9

133.0

131.1

138.0

128.0

Ireland

96.8

101.6

100.6

88.5

92.0

88.1

Greece

125.8

123.4

123.8

125.1

126.0

124.0

Spain

131.2

129.3

126.5

126.1

126.3

123.5

France

129.1

128.7

131.7

131.5

130.2

128.0

Croatia

135.7

134.2

134.3

133.5

132.3

132.4

Italy

127.4

130.2

128.3

126.8

123.6

121.8

Cyprus

127.2

127.1

126.5

126.6

124.9

124.9

Latvia

150.7

146.1

146.2

144.0

145.7

142.2

Lithuania

142.2

141.0

138.1

136.5

145.4

140.4

Luxembourg

163.9

156.4

155.9

156.4

155.2

156.4

Hungary

185.6

184.4

183.0

181.8

179.7

180.9

Malta

108.6

108.5

108.7

108.6

108.9

108.9

Netherlands

125.5

125.5

125.5

123.4

123.2

123.2

Austria

127.1

127.0

127.5

126.4

123.6

122.5

Poland

131.4

131.4

130.5

128.9

125.0

125.4

Portugal

118.5

118.4

117.1

116.8

117.8

118.1

Romania

160.4

161.5

162.7

161.7

161.1

159.2

Slovenia

133.4

133.0

132.4

131.9

131.7

130.2

Slovakia

168.9

169.5

164.5

164.0

140.5

132.7

Finland

119.2

118.8

119.1

118.8

119.6

118.6

Sweden

113.7

113.8

118.4

117.8

119.1

117.6

Norway

133.5

135.7

138.9

137.1

137.7

136.7

Switzerland

112.4

112.5

112.1

111.8

112.3

112.5

Industrial producer prices indices on the domestic market for total industry

excluding energy  (base year 2021)

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

117.4

117.2

117.0

116.9

117.2

117.3

EU

117.9

117.7

117.5

117.4

117.6

117.7

Belgium

121.4

121.9

121.8

121.2

121.3

122.8

Bulgaria

128.5

128.0

128.0

128.3

128.4

128.9

Czechia

119.0

119.1

118.8

118.5

119.2

119.8

Denmark

117.6

117.4

117.4

117.3

117.3

117.3

Germany

118.2

118.1

117.9

118.0

118.3

118.3

Estonia

119.7

119.5

119.1

119.0

119.0

118.8

Ireland

110.0

109.7

109.3

109.4

108.7

111.7

Greece

112.4

112.2

112.2

112.4

112.7

112.8

Spain

117.6

117.5

117.4

117.4

118.0

118.2

France

117.4

117.0

116.7

116.5

116.7

116.7

Croatia

115.6

115.6

115.3

115.1

115.6

115.4

Italy

115.0

114.7

114.5

114.4

114.3

114.2

Cyprus

119.4

119.3

119.1

119.4

119.5

119.5

Latvia

129.0

128.2

127.0

126.7

127.0

127.1

Lithuania

125.8

126.7

126.4

125.9

125.2

125.1

Luxembourg

107.3

104.3

103.9

104.7

104.9

106.0

Hungary

139.8

139.5

138.7

139.2

139.9

140.8

Malta

118.9

118.8

119.0

119.0

119.5

119.5

Netherlands

118.7

118.8

118.5

117.9

118.7

119.1

Austria

114.7

114.7

114.5

114.5

115.3

115.6

Poland

117.6

117.3

116.7

116.0

115.0

114.8

Portugal

119.4

120.0

119.9

120.2

121.3

121.5

Romania

124.5

124.9

125.1

125.2

126.0

126.3

Slovenia

124.9

124.4

124.5

124.1

123.7

123.7

Slovakia

118.1

118.4

117.8

116.3

118.0

117.1

Finland

117.4

116.9

116.9

116.8

116.6

116.7

Sweden

120.8

120.8

120.7

120.2

121.0

121.7

Norway

124.9

126.1

127.7

127.4

128.4

129.2

Switzerland

108.1

108.0

107.8

107.9

108.0

108.0

Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

Compared with data issued in the News Release of 5 March 2024, the monthly percentage decrease for January 2024 remained unchanged in both the euro area and the EU. The annual percentage decrease has been revised from -8.6% to -8.0% in the euro area and from -8.4% to -7.9% 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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