Bulgaria Producer Prices Jump 17.4% in August

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose 17.4% year-on-year in August 2026, accelerating sharply from a 13.7% increase in July. Mining and quarrying prices soared to 97.3% from 60.0% in July, driven by sharper increases in metal ore mining (165.3% vs 104.9%) and other mining and quarrying (5.7% vs 5.5%). Manufacturing inflation also picked up, rising to 10.4% from 8.8%, with stronger increases in basic metals (29.7% vs 25.6%), chemicals and chemical products (10.6% vs 10.3%), paper and paper products (4.1% vs 3.8%), beverages (7.6% vs 5.6%), and textiles (4.0% vs 3.7%). At the same time, prices in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply climbed to 13.0% from 7.8%, reflecting intensifying energy-related price pressures. On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 3.0% from 0.4% in the previous month.

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose 13.7% year-on-year in July 2026, easing from 17.1% in the previous month and marking the lowest reading since March. Price growth slowed in mining and quarrying (60.0% vs 63.8% in June), as prices in mining of metal ores edged lower (104.9% vs 105.3%), while other mining and quarrying costs increased (5.5% vs 4.9%). Moreover, manufacturing inflation ticked down (8.8% vs 8.9%), with softer increases in tobacco products (5.7% vs 6.4%), textiles (3.7% vs 4.5%), chemicals and chemical products (10.3% vs 11.5%), rubber and plastic products (4.7% vs 6.6%), and motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (1.8% vs 3.3%), while prices continued to fall for machinery and equipment (-1.6% vs -1.3%). Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply costs also slowed sharply to 7.8% from 20.4%. On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.4%, rebounding from a 0.5% decline in June.

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose 17.1% year-on-year in June 2026, easing slightly from an over three-year high of 17.5% in the previous month. Prices in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply slowed to 20.4% from 21.5%. Meanwhile, mining and quarrying costs increased at a faster pace to 63.8% from 61.9%, as price growth in mining of metal ores remained elevated but slowed (105.3% vs 110.3%) and other mining and quarrying also moderated (4.9% vs 5.1%). Additionally, manufacturing inflation was unchanged at 8.9%, with notable increases in basic metals (25.6%), chemicals and chemical products (11.5%), and repair and installation of machinery and equipment (10.8%), while prices declined for machinery and equipment (-1.3%) and computer, electronic and optical products (-0.4%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.5%, following a 0.2% decline in May.