Italy’s producer prices surged 6.8% year-over-year in April 2026, the steepest increase since February 2023, driven by soaring energy prices linked to the Iran conflict. Domestic prices climbed 8.8%, up from 5.4% in March, while core inflation (excluding energy) accelerated to 2.0% from 1.5%. In foreign markets, prices rose 0.6% (0.9% in the euro area, 0.3% outside it). By sector, domestic prices saw the sharpest gains in coke and refined petroleum products (+79.1%), followed by chemicals and metallurgy (+5.6%). Abroad, coke and refined petroleum products led non-euro area growth (+32.2%), while other manufacturing and transportation equipment posted notable increases in both the euro area (+6.2%) and non-euro area (+11.6%). Month-over-month, producer prices rose 0.3% after a 4.4% surge in March. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Producer Prices in Italy increased 6.80 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Italy averaged 2.57 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 41.80 percent in September of 2022 and a record low of -16.00 percent in December of 2023. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Producer Prices Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Italy Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Producer Prices in Italy increased 6.80 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Italy is expected to be 8.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 4.00 percent in 2027 and 3.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-28 09:00 AM
PPI YoY
Mar 4.2% -2.7% 0.8%
2026-05-28 10:00 AM
PPI YoY
Apr 6.8% 4.2% 9.1%
2026-06-30 08:00 AM
PPI YoY
May 6.8% 7.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI Prel 103.10 102.70 points May 2026
Core Consumer Prices 101.90 101.50 points May 2026
Core Inflation Rate 1.80 1.60 percent May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 105.20 105.30 points May 2026
CPI Transportation 104.60 104.40 points May 2026
Export Prices 136.20 133.50 points Apr 2026
Food Inflation 2.90 2.90 percent May 2026
GDP Deflator 116.89 116.82 points Mar 2026
Harmonised Consumer Prices 103.60 103.30 points May 2026
Import Prices 127.50 123.80 points Apr 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.20 2.70 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 1.10 percent May 2026
Producer Prices 130.30 129.90 points Apr 2026
PPI YoY 6.80 4.20 percent Apr 2026


Italy Producer Prices Change
In Italy, the industrial producer price index measures the evolution of output prices for goods manufactured in Italy and sold on the domestic and non-domestic markets.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.80 4.20 41.80 -16.00 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Italian Producer Prices Rise the Most Since Early 2023
Italy’s producer prices surged 6.8% year-over-year in April 2026, the steepest increase since February 2023, driven by soaring energy prices linked to the Iran conflict. Domestic prices climbed 8.8%, up from 5.4% in March, while core inflation (excluding energy) accelerated to 2.0% from 1.5%. In foreign markets, prices rose 0.6% (0.9% in the euro area, 0.3% outside it). By sector, domestic prices saw the sharpest gains in coke and refined petroleum products (+79.1%), followed by chemicals and metallurgy (+5.6%). Abroad, coke and refined petroleum products led non-euro area growth (+32.2%), while other manufacturing and transportation equipment posted notable increases in both the euro area (+6.2%) and non-euro area (+11.6%). Month-over-month, producer prices rose 0.3% after a 4.4% surge in March.
2026-05-28
Italy’s Producer Prices Surge in March
Italy’s producer prices rose 4.2% year-over-year in March 2026, ending four consecutive months of declines and marking the steepest increase since February 2025, primarily fueled by soaring energy prices tied to the Iran conflict. On the domestic market, prices jumped 5.4%, reversing a 3.7% drop in February. Stripping out energy, price growth remained subdued at 1.5% (up from 1.2% the prior month). In foreign markets, prices edged up 1.1% (1.3% in the euro area, 1.1% outside it). By sector, the sharpest annual domestic increase was in coke and refined petroleum products (+45.1%), followed by metallurgy and fabricated metal products (+4.9%). Month-over-month, producer prices surged 4.4%, the largest gain since July 2022.
2026-04-28
Italy Producer Prices Fall Most Since 2024
Industrial producer prices in Italy fell 2.7% year-on-year in February 2026, deepening from a 1.6% decline in January and marking the sharpest drop since October 2024. Domestic prices fell 3.7%, pressured by a steep decline in electricity and gas supply (-12.4%) and continued weakness in coke and refined petroleum products (-5.5%). Meanwhile, foreign prices edged up 0.2%, supported by increases in transport equipment (+6.9% in the euro area) and other manufacturing industries, including machinery repair and installation (+5.4% in the euro area and +13.5% in non-euro markets). Excluding energy, domestic producer prices rose 1.1% year-on-year, unchanged from January. On a monthly basis, industrial producer prices fell 0.4%, reversing a 1.5% jump in January, which was the sharpest in a year. Over the three months to February, industrial producer prices rose 0.6% compared to the previous period.
2026-03-30