Eurostat’s first estimate published on 5 October put industrial producer prices in August 2026 1.9% above July in both the European Union and the euro area. The monthly increase in July had been 1.4% in the EU and 1.6% in the euro area.

Compared with August 2025, prices were up 8.0% in the EU and 8.2% in the euro area. Energy drove much of the monthly rise: energy prices increased 5.5% in the EU and 5.6% in the euro area. Excluding energy, industrial prices rose 0.2% month on month in both areas. The series tracks ex-works selling prices of domestically sold products, excluding imports.