Bulgaria Producer Inflation Eases to 7-Month Low

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 15.2% year-on-year in April 2026, accelerating sharply from an 8.1% increase in March and marking the fastest pace since March 2025. The increase was driven primarily by mining and quarrying, which surged 64.3% (vs 40.4% in March), supported by a jump in mining of metal ores (115.2% vs 70.4%) and other mining and quarrying (5.3% vs 4.6%). Manufacturing inflation also picked up, rising 7.5% (vs 4.9%), with stronger increases in basic metals (19.8% vs 13.4%), and chemicals and chemical products (12.7% vs 4.9%. Energy-related pressures intensified notably, as electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply climbed 16.6% (vs 0.8%). By main industrial groups, intermediate goods rose 16.5% (vs 10.9%), while energy goods surged 28.4% (vs 6.3%). On a monthly basis, producer prices increased 1.9%, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in March.

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 8.1% year-on-year in March 2026, slowing from an 8.4% increase in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since August last year, largely driven by a sharply slower price increase for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (0.8% vs 7.4% in February). In contrast, costs for mining and quarrying surge by 40.4% (vs 46.3%), driven by significantly high inflation for metal ores (70.4% vs 66.5%). Prices for manufacturing production also increased by 4.9% from 2.1% in the previous month, particularly for the manufacture of basic metals (13.4% vs 8.7%) and non-metallic mineral products (7.9% vs 8%). On a monthly basis, producer prices dropped by 0.8% in March, reversing a 0.1% gain in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 8.4% year-on-year in February 2026, slowing from an 11.3% increase in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since September last year, mainly due to a softer price growth in the manufacturing sector (2.1% vs 5.9% in January). The slowdown was driven particularly by sharp declines in prices for the manufacture of food products (-1.2% vs 11.2%) and tobacco products (-0.8% vs -7.6%). Additionally, producer inflation slightly eased for mining and quarrying (46.3% vs 50%) as price growth slowed for other mining and quarrying (5.7% vs 12.8%), while costs remained sharply high for metal ores (66.5% vs 48.5%). Meanwhile, costs continued to increase for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (7.4% vs 7.2%). On a monthly basis, producer prices edged up by 0.1% in February, easing from a 6.6% gain in the preceding period.