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.

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.

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.