{"version":"1","article":{"id":"uk-producer-prices-august-2026","slug":"uk-producer-prices-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uk-producer-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uk-producer-prices-august-2026?lang=en","title":"UK producer input prices rise 6.1% year on year in August","summary":"The ONS said factory-gate prices also accelerated, with oil and refined products making the largest upward contributions to input and output prices.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Office for National Statistics","url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/producerpriceinflation/august2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-16"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/uk-producer-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uk-producer-prices-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uk-producer-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uk-producer-prices-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/uk-producer-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uk-producer-prices-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/uk-producer-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uk-producer-prices-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/uk-producer-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uk-producer-prices-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) producer-price bulletin published on 16 September showed that manufacturers’ input prices for materials and fuels were 6.1% higher in August than a year earlier. The revised annual rate for July was 5.8%. Input prices rose 0.3% during August, after falling 0.8% month on month in July. Factory-gate output prices for manufactured products rose 3.7% over the year, up from a revised 3.3% in July. Output prices increased 0.7% in the month. Input and output measures track different stages of production and are not the same indicator as consumer-price inflation.","Crude oil made the largest contribution to annual input-price growth, with prices 26.7% higher than a year earlier. The largest contribution to the change in the annual input rate came from other produced materials, including refined petroleum products, which increased 2.1% in August. On the factory-gate side, prices for coke and refined petroleum products rose 49.1% over the year. That group also provided the largest contribution to the monthly change, with prices rising 8.6% in August. Lower prices for food products and motor vehicles partly offset increases in output prices. The ONS said July and August estimates are provisional and may be revised as additional survey responses are processed.","The export price index was 7.0% higher in the year to August, compared with a revised 6.8% annual rise in July, and increased 0.2% over the month. The ONS said the latest release continued to be affected by the conflict in the Middle East; revisions to crude-oil input data and coke and refined-petroleum output data significantly influenced July figures. Producer-price series help track businesses’ costs and selling prices, but they do not by themselves show how much of a price movement will pass through to final consumers. The bulletin therefore provides an observation of August producer prices and provisional official estimates that can be revised, rather than a separate consumer-price result or a forecast for future prices."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The ONS said factory-gate prices also accelerated, with oil and refined products making the largest upward contributions to input and output prices.\n\nThe UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) producer-price bulletin published on 16 September showed that manufacturers’ input prices for materials and fuels were 6.1% higher in August than a year earlier. The revised annual rate for July was 5.8%. Input prices rose 0.3% during August, after falling 0.8% month on month in July. Factory-gate output prices for manufactured products rose 3.7% over the year, up from a revised 3.3% in July. Output prices increased 0.7% in the month. Input and output measures track different stages of production and are not the same indicator as consumer-price inflation.\n\nCrude oil made the largest contribution to annual input-price growth, with prices 26.7% higher than a year earlier. The largest contribution to the change in the annual input rate came from other produced materials, including refined petroleum products, which increased 2.1% in August. On the factory-gate side, prices for coke and refined petroleum products rose 49.1% over the year. That group also provided the largest contribution to the monthly change, with prices rising 8.6% in August. Lower prices for food products and motor vehicles partly offset increases in output prices. The ONS said July and August estimates are provisional and may be revised as additional survey responses are processed.\n\nThe export price index was 7.0% higher in the year to August, compared with a revised 6.8% annual rise in July, and increased 0.2% over the month. The ONS said the latest release continued to be affected by the conflict in the Middle East; revisions to crude-oil input data and coke and refined-petroleum output data significantly influenced July figures. Producer-price series help track businesses’ costs and selling prices, but they do not by themselves show how much of a price movement will pass through to final consumers. The bulletin therefore provides an observation of August producer prices and provisional official estimates that can be revised, rather than a separate consumer-price result or a forecast for future prices.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}