El Salvador PPI Slows in September

2026-10-12 14:16 By Larissa Miranda 1 min. read

Producer prices in El Salvador rose 3.42% year-on-year in September 2026, easing from a 3.52% increase in August.

The slowdown was largely driven by lower inflation in manufacturing (2.72% vs 3%), other service activities (2.73% vs 3.64%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (23.1% vs 23.38%) and administrative and support services (1.65% vs 1.8%).

On the other hand, prices rose at a faster pace for transport and warehousing (5.01% vs 4.59%), real estate (4.45% vs 4.18%), lodging and food services (2.68% vs 2.61%) and professional, scientific and technical activities (1.57% vs 1.56%), while healthcare prices rose 0.75% after a 0.07% decline in August.

Education prices were unchanged at 2.39%, and information and telecommunications prices were flat.

Producer prices continued to decline for water supply, sewerage and waste management (-0.15%).



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El Salvador PPI Slows in September
Producer prices in El Salvador rose 3.42% year-on-year in September 2026, easing from a 3.52% increase in August. The slowdown was largely driven by lower inflation in manufacturing (2.72% vs 3%), other service activities (2.73% vs 3.64%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (23.1% vs 23.38%) and administrative and support services (1.65% vs 1.8%). On the other hand, prices rose at a faster pace for transport and warehousing (5.01% vs 4.59%), real estate (4.45% vs 4.18%), lodging and food services (2.68% vs 2.61%) and professional, scientific and technical activities (1.57% vs 1.56%), while healthcare prices rose 0.75% after a 0.07% decline in August. Education prices were unchanged at 2.39%, and information and telecommunications prices were flat. Producer prices continued to decline for water supply, sewerage and waste management (-0.15%).
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