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. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Producer Prices in Italy increased 4.20 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Italy averaged 2.56 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 May of 2026.

Producer Prices in Italy increased 4.20 percent in March 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
2026-03-30 08:00 AM
PPI YoY
Feb -2.7% -1.6% -1.8%
2026-04-28 09:00 AM
PPI YoY
Mar 4.2% -2.7% 0.8%
2026-05-28 10:00 AM
PPI YoY
Apr 4.2% 9.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI Prel 102.80 101.60 points Apr 2026
Core Consumer Prices 101.50 101.00 points Apr 2026
Core Inflation Rate 1.60 1.90 percent Apr 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 105.50 102.70 points Apr 2026
CPI Transportation 104.40 101.90 points Apr 2026
Export Prices 133.50 132.40 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 3.10 2.80 percent Apr 2026
GDP Deflator 116.84 116.05 points Dec 2025
Harmonised Consumer Prices 103.40 101.70 points Apr 2026
Import Prices 124.50 120.30 points Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.80 1.70 percent Apr 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 1.20 0.50 percent Apr 2026
Producer Prices 129.90 124.40 points Mar 2026
PPI YoY 4.20 -2.70 percent Mar 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
4.20 -2.70 41.80 -16.00 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
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
Italy Producer Prices See Steeper Fall
Industrial producer prices in Italy fell 1.6% year-on-year in January 2026, deepening from a 1.4% decline in December and marking the largest drop since October 2024. Domestic producer prices fell 2.1%, as higher prices for metallurgy and manufacture of metal products (+4.3%) were offset by declines in electricity and gas supply (-6.1%) and coke and refined petroleum products (-10.7%). Meanwhile, foreign prices edged up 0.1%, supported by transport equipment (+5.0%) in the euro area and other manufacturing industries, including machinery repair and installation (+9.8%), in non-euro markets, despite sharp declines in coke and refined petroleum products (-17.2% in the euro area and -16.4% outside). Excluding energy, domestic producer prices rose 1.1%, accelerating from 0.9% in December. On a monthly basis, industrial producer prices went up 1.5%, the most in a year, rebounding from a 0.7% fall previously.
2026-03-10