EU industrial producer output prices rose 0.09% year on year in September 2026, up from 0.07% in the previous period, while the month-on-month reading held at 0.02%.
The annual rate has edged higher over the past six months, moving from 0.04% in April 2026 through 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.05% and 0.07% to 0.09% in September, a new high for the latest 24 periods. Month-on-month prints came in at 0.01%, 0.00%, -0.00%, 0.01%, 0.02% and 0.02% from April to September, steady but modest.
A divergence appeared in confectionery: producer prices for candy, chocolate and preserved fruit manufacturing (same month last year = 100) stood at -0.033 versus -0.024 previously, a change of -0.009 and a new low for the latest 24 periods, moving against the headline PPI rebound. Based on the current data alone, the reason for this divergence cannot be confirmed.