Producer prices in El Salvador rose 1.35% year-on-year in March 2026, unchanged from February, indicating stable cost pressures at the producer level. Upward pressure came from manufacturing (0.75% vs. 0.21%) and transport and storage (2.98% vs. 2.72%), suggesting rising input and logistics costs. Meanwhile, electricity and utilities slowed sharply (0.29% vs. 5.12%), offsetting broader increases across other sectors. Overall, while headline PPI remained stable, underlying data points to emerging cost pressures, particularly in cyclical sectors. source: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Producer Prices in El Salvador increased 1.35 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in El Salvador averaged 1.61 percent from 1999 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 27.69 percent in July of 2008 and a record low of -33.73 percent in November of 2010. This page provides - El Salvador Producer Prices Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. El Salvador Producer Prices Change - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2026.

Producer Prices in El Salvador increased 1.35 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in El Salvador is expected to be 1.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the El Salvador Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-10 10:00 PM
PPI YoY
Feb 1.35% 1.18% 2.1%
2026-04-15 09:00 PM
PPI YoY
Mar 1.35% 1.35% 2.7%
2026-05-12 10:00 PM
PPI YoY
Apr 1.35%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 132.18 131.60 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 119.42 119.09 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate 1.19 0.97 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 149.34 149.12 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 112.17 111.98 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 2.66 1.38 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.47 1.17 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.44 0.46 percent Mar 2026
Producer Prices 137.29 136.64 points Mar 2026
PPI YoY 1.35 1.18 percent Feb 2026


El Salvador Producer Prices Change
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.35 1.18 27.69 -33.73 1999 - 2026 percent Monthly
Dec 2009= 100, NSA

News Stream
El Salvador PPI Unchanged at 1.35% in March
Producer prices in El Salvador rose 1.35% year-on-year in March 2026, unchanged from February, indicating stable cost pressures at the producer level. Upward pressure came from manufacturing (0.75% vs. 0.21%) and transport and storage (2.98% vs. 2.72%), suggesting rising input and logistics costs. Meanwhile, electricity and utilities slowed sharply (0.29% vs. 5.12%), offsetting broader increases across other sectors. Overall, while headline PPI remained stable, underlying data points to emerging cost pressures, particularly in cyclical sectors.
2026-04-15
El Salvador Producer Prices See Modest Rise in July 2025
Producer prices in El Salvador rose 1.30% year-on-year in July 2025, slightly above June’s 1.29% increase. Upward pressure came from higher costs in utilities (2.01% vs. 1.16% in July), transportation (6.21% vs. 6.12%), and healthcare (6.59% vs. 2.61%). Meanwhile, costs rose more slowly for accommodation and catering services (3.05% vs. 3.41%) and communications (0.61% vs. 0.78%), while prices in the manufacturing sector declined slightly (-0.23% vs. 0%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.1% in July, following a 0.05% decline in June.
2025-08-18
El Salvador’s Producer Prices Accelerate in June
Producer prices in El Salvador increased by 1.29% from a year earlier in June 2025, accelerating from a 1.05% increase in May, marking an acceleration in wholesale inflation. The main contributors were higher costs for utilities (1.16% vs. -4.19%), accommodation and catering services (3.41% vs. 3.33%), and healthcare (2.61% vs. 1.99%). Meanwhile, prices were flat in the manufacturing sector (0% vs. 0.3%) and slowed slightly in communications (0.78% vs. 0.88%). On a monthly basis, producer prices dipped 0.05% in June, following a 0.1% decline in May.
2025-07-09