Euro Area Producer Prices Fall the Most in About a Year

2026-04-08 09:08 By Joana Taborda 1 min. read

Producer prices in the Eurozone declined 0.7% month-over-month in February 2026, the biggest drop since April 2025, following a 0.8% rise in January, and matching forecasts.

Energy prices went down 2.4%, following a 1.3% increase and non-durable goods decreased 0.2%, the same as in the previous month.

Meanwhile, a slowdown was seen in prices for intermediate (0.3% vs 1%), capital (0.3% vs 0.6%) and durable (0.2% vs 0.8%) goods.

Prices fell the most in Spain (-3.1%) and Ireland (-2.6%).

In Germany, prices edged down 0.5% and in France prices fell 0.2%.

Year-on-year, producer prices declined 3%, the most since October 2024, after a 2% fall in each of the previous two months and in line with forecasts



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