Italy's producer prices surged 7.3% year-on-year in May 2026, the highest level since February 2023 and up from 6.8% in April. Domestic prices accelerated to 9.1% from 8.8% in the previous month, as electricity and gas price growth accelerated to 12.6% from 10.3%. Excluding energy, prices increased 2.4%. On foreign markets, prices increased 2.7%, rising 3.1% on the euro area and 2.4% elsewhere. By sector, coke and refined petroleum products recorded the largest increase at 67.6%, although easing from 79.1% in April, followed by chemicals (8.0%) and metallurgy and fabricated metal products, excluding machinery and equipment (5.8%). Abroad, coke and refined petroleum products also led the gains, rising 41.4%, followed by other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (8.6% euro area, 11.7% non-euro area). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.2% in May, reversing April's 0.3% increase. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Producer Prices in Italy increased 7.30 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Italy averaged 2.58 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 July of 2026.

Producer Prices in Italy increased 7.30 percent in May 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
2026-05-28 10:00 AM
PPI YoY
Apr 6.8% 4.2% 9.1%
2026-06-30 08:00 AM
PPI YoY
May 7.3% 6.8% 7.9%
2026-07-30 10:00 AM
PPI YoY
Jun 7.3% 8.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI Prel 103.10 103.10 points Jun 2026
Core Consumer Prices 101.90 101.50 points May 2026
Core Inflation Rate 1.80 1.60 percent May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 105.40 105.20 points Jun 2026
CPI Transportation 104.50 104.60 points Jun 2026
Export Prices 136.20 133.50 points Apr 2026
Food Inflation 2.10 2.60 percent Jun 2026
GDP Deflator 116.89 116.82 points Mar 2026
Harmonised Consumer Prices 103.70 103.60 points Jun 2026
Import Prices 127.50 123.80 points Apr 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.00 3.20 percent Jun 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.00 0.40 percent Jun 2026
Producer Prices 130.00 130.30 points May 2026
PPI YoY 7.30 6.80 percent May 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
7.30 6.80 41.80 -16.00 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Italy Producer Inflation at 2023-Highs
Italy's producer prices surged 7.3% year-on-year in May 2026, the highest level since February 2023 and up from 6.8% in April. Domestic prices accelerated to 9.1% from 8.8% in the previous month, as electricity and gas price growth accelerated to 12.6% from 10.3%. Excluding energy, prices increased 2.4%. On foreign markets, prices increased 2.7%, rising 3.1% on the euro area and 2.4% elsewhere. By sector, coke and refined petroleum products recorded the largest increase at 67.6%, although easing from 79.1% in April, followed by chemicals (8.0%) and metallurgy and fabricated metal products, excluding machinery and equipment (5.8%). Abroad, coke and refined petroleum products also led the gains, rising 41.4%, followed by other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (8.6% euro area, 11.7% non-euro area). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.2% in May, reversing April's 0.3% increase.
2026-06-30
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