Lithuania Producer Prices Rise Most Since 2023

Producer prices in Lithuania climbed 13.6% year-on-year in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 8% jump in the previous month. This marked the strongest growth in producer prices since February 2023, lifted by higher costs in the manufacturing sector (14.3% vs 8.2% in March), particularly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (80.4% vs 49.2%). At the same time, prices increased in mining and quarrying (0.9% vs 0.5%) and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (5.1% vs 2.3%). In contrast, producer inflation slowed in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (4.1% vs 7.8%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose by 3% in April, easing from an upwardly revised 9.6% growth in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Lithuania climbed 6.5% year-on-year in March 2026, rebounding from an upwardly revised 2.9% drop in the previous month. This marked the strongest growth in producer prices since March 2023 and the first expansion since December 2024, driven by a sharp recovery in the manufacturing sector (6.7% vs -3.6% in February), particularly in coke and refined petroleum products, which surged by 40.8% after a 15.3% decline. Additionally, prices rebounded in the mining and quarrying sector (0.5% vs -3.6%) and continued to increase in electricity, gas, steam & air-conditioning supply (6.9% vs 6.2%). Meanwhile, producer inflation in water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities moderated (2.3% vs 4.8%). On a monthly basis, producer prices advanced by 8.1%, the highest on record, accelerating from 1.3% in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Lithuania fell by 2.8% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from a downwardly revised 3.7% drop in the previous month. Deflation slowed in the manufacturing sector (-3.7% vs -4.4% in January), particularly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-16% vs -20.4%). At the same time, activity increased in both electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (8.4% vs 2.7%) and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (4.8% vs 3.4%). Meanwhile, production declined sharply in mining and quarrying (-3.6% vs 1%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose by 1.3% in February, following an upwardly revised 0.6% growth in the preceding period.