German Producer Prices Rise for Third Month

2026-07-20 06:22 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

Germany’s producer prices rose 1.8% year-on-year in June 2026, marking a third straight month of producer inflation but easing from May’s reading of 2.2%, which had been the strongest annual increase since May 2023.

The strongest push came from intermediate goods, up 5.1%, as costs surged across metals, precious metals, copper, pig iron, steel, and ferroalloys.

Energy prices rose 0.4%, lifted by petroleum, naphtha, heating oil, and motor fuels, though falls in natural gas and electricity partly offset the rise despite Middle East tensions.

Capital goods gained 2.1%, and durable consumer goods added 1.8%, reflecting higher machinery and motor vehicles.

In contrast, non-durable consumer goods fell 2.2%, due to cheaper food, particularly butter and pork.

Excluding energy, producer prices increased 2.4%.

On a monthly basis, prices fell 0.3%, reversing 0.3% growth in May and marking the first drop since February.

It also exceeded market estimates for a milder 0.2% decline.



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