Bulgaria Producer Inflation Picks Up

2026-02-27 09:14 By Andre Joaquim 1 min. read

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 11.3% from the previous year in January of 2026, the country's first month where it officially used the euro, picking up from the 9.6% increase from the earlier period to reflect the sharpest increase in four months.

The rise was led by a 50% surge in costs of mining and quarrying, amid a 91.3% increase in mining of coal and 48.5% surge in mining of metal ores.

In turn, producer inflation was softer for manufacturing (5.9%) and for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (7.2%).

From the previous month, producer prices jumped by 5.9% in January, the largest increase since September of 2022.



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Bulgaria Producer Inflation Picks Up
Producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 11.3% from the previous year in January of 2026, the country's first month where it officially used the euro, picking up from the 9.6% increase from the earlier period to reflect the sharpest increase in four months. The rise was led by a 50% surge in costs of mining and quarrying, amid a 91.3% increase in mining of coal and 48.5% surge in mining of metal ores. In turn, producer inflation was softer for manufacturing (5.9%) and for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (7.2%). From the previous month, producer prices jumped by 5.9% in January, the largest increase since September of 2022.
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