By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Industrial producer prices increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU month-on-month in June, according to Eurostat figures on Tuesday.
The highest monthly increases were recorded in Spain (3.1%), Italy (2.2%), and Portugal (1.7%), while the largest decreases were observed in Estonia (3.8%), Ireland (2.8%), and Sweden (1.4%).
In the euro area, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.2% for intermediate goods, while they rose by 3.2% for energy, 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods, and 0.1% for both capital goods and durable consumer goods.
On the EU side, prices went down by 0.2% for intermediate goods, while they soared by 2.4% for energy, 0.2% for both capital goods and non-durable consumer goods, and 0.1% for durable consumer goods.
In June 2025, compared to June 2024, industrial producer prices increased by 0.6% in both the euro area and the EU.
On a yearly basis, the highest annual increases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Bulgaria (8.4%), Greece (5%), and Italy (3.9%), while the largest decreases were observed in Estonia (5.2%), Lithuania (2.9%), and Portugal (2.8%).