Statistics Norway (SSB) published September data on 9 October for its price index of first-hand domestic sales, known as PIF. The index tracks goods sold for the first time in the Norwegian market. It rose 1.8% from August and 8.2% from September 2025. With 2021 set to 100, the September index level was 143.3. PIF is not limited to goods made in Norway: it combines first sales in Norway of Norwegian-produced goods with first sales of imported goods in the Norwegian market.

PIF is closely related to, but does not have the same coverage as, the producer price index (PPI). SSB says PIF focuses on first-hand sales in the Norwegian market of domestically produced and imported goods. PPI covers goods produced in Norway and sold both at home and for export. Considered together, the two statistics allow separate monitoring of price developments in domestic production, exports and imports. For that reason, PIF’s 8.2% annual rate should not be compared as if it were the same indicator as the PPI’s 48.8% annual rate.

The September PIF table showed different directions among product groups. The food index fell 0.5% from August but was up 4.8% year on year. Beverages and tobacco declined 0.6% monthly and 3.3% annually. Crude materials other than fuels fell 0.7% in the month but rose 0.7% over the year. By contrast, mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials increased 11.1% monthly and 69.9% annually. This divergence shows that the rise in the aggregate index was not shared equally by all product groups.

Chemicals and related products rose 1.5% in the month and 8.3% over the year. Manufactured goods classified by material changed by 0.1% monthly and 4.0% annually. Machinery and transport equipment fell 0.2% in the month but rose 1.4% year on year; miscellaneous manufactured articles also declined monthly, by 0.3%, while increasing 1.7% annually. SSB publishes each group’s weight in the index as well. Food carried a weight of 248.4 out of 1,000.0, and machinery and transport equipment 241.4. Weights are part of the calculation; they are not price changes.

The index tracks price formation at the first-sale stage; it is not identical to the price on a final consumer shelf. For imported products, prices are defined CIF, including cost, insurance and freight at the national border. Goods produced in Norway and sold on the domestic market are measured at factory gate. PIF should not be treated as a household shopping basket or cost-of-living measure. SSB says the index is also used to adjust contract prices over time and in compiling national accounts.

SSB’s methods notes say PIF is not seasonally adjusted and that some missing price observations may be imputed based on movements at a higher aggregation level. Monthly changes should therefore not be read as a seasonally adjusted trend. The index is published nationally and updated monthly; the next update is scheduled for 9 November 2026. This report presents the published September index and product-group figures. It does not infer price pass-through, company costs or future consumer prices that the release does not establish.