Euro area producer prices rebound in June: Eurostat first estimates

Industrial producer prices in the euro area rose by 0.8 per cent in June 2025 compared to May 2025, reversing the 0.6 per cent decline seen in the previous month, according to first estimates from Eurostat. In the European Union (EU), prices increased by 0.7 per cent month-over-month (MoM).

The rise was primarily fuelled by a sharp increase in energy prices, which surged 3.2 per cent in the euro area and 2.4 per cent in the EU. Other components also showed marginal gains, including capital goods (+0.1 per cent in the euro area and +0.2 per cent in the EU), durable consumer goods (+0.1 per cent), and non-durable consumer goods (+0.2 per cent in both regions), Eurostat said in a press release.

Intermediate goods, however, recorded a 0.2 per cent drop in both zones. Excluding energy, total industry prices decreased by 0.1 per cent in the euro area and rose by 0.1 per cent in the EU.

In June 2025, industrial producer prices are estimated to have risen by 0.8 per cent in the euro area and 0.7 per cent in the EU, driven by a sharp rebound in energy prices.
Annually, prices increased by 0.6 per cent in both regions.
Spain, Italy, and Portugal saw the highest monthly gains, while Bulgaria led annual growth.
Intermediate goods fell, and prices excluding energy showed modest movement.

Spain (+3.1 per cent), Italy (+2.2 per cent), and Portugal (+1.7 per cent) registered the highest monthly increases, while Estonia (-3.8 per cent), Ireland (-2.8 per cent), and Sweden (-1.4 per cent) saw the steepest declines.

On an annual basis, industrial producer prices in both the euro area and the EU rose by 0.6 per cent in June 2025. This yearly increase was driven by gains in capital goods (+1.7 per cent), durable consumer goods (+1.5 per cent euro area; +1.3 per cent EU), and non-durable consumer goods (+2 per cent euro area; +2.2 per cent EU).

Energy prices remained under pressure, declining 0.1 per cent in the euro area and 0.9 per cent in the EU.

Among Member States, Bulgaria recorded the highest annual increase at +8.4 per cent, followed by Greece (+5.0 per cent) and Italy (+3.9 per cent). Estonia (-5.2 per cent), Lithuania (-2.9 per cent), and Portugal (-2.8 per cent) saw the largest yearly declines.

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