Malta Producer Inflation Eases in September

Producer prices in Malta increased 1.6% year-on-year in September 2026, easing from a 2.3% rise in August. Inflation slowed for intermediate goods (2.8% vs. 4.1%) and capital goods (2.9% vs. 5.0%), while energy prices remained unchanged. Consumer goods inflation held steady at 1.1%, with prices of durable goods steady at 0.1% and non-durable goods increasing 1.2%, from 1.1% in August. By market, producer price inflation slowed in the non-domestic market to 2.3% from 3.6%, while it edged up in the domestic market to 1.1% from 1.0%. On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.1%, reversing a 0.1% growth in August, marking a second consecutive monthly decrease after eight straight months of increases.

Producer prices in Malta increased 1.5% year-on-year in July 2026, matching the reading of the previous two months and remaining at their highest level since October 2023. Energy prices remained unchanged from the previous month. Meanwhile, prices for intermediate goods rose at a slower pace (1.6% vs 2.7%), while growth accelerated for capital goods (5.5% vs 5.0%). Consumer goods inflation also rose to 0.7% after being unchanged in the previous month, with durable consumer goods steady at 0.1% and non-durable consumer goods increasing 0.7% after stagnating last month. By market, producer inflation for the domestic market edged up (1.1% vs 1.0%), while it edged down for the non-domestic market (1.9% vs 2.1%). On a monthly basis, producer prices inched higher to 0.3% in July from a 0.2% increase in June, marking the highest since February.

Producer prices in Malta increased 1.5% year-on-year in June 2026, matching the revised reading in the previous month and remaining at their highest level since October 2023 for a second consecutive month. Energy prices were unchanged from the previous month. Meanwhile, inflation eased for intermediate goods (2.7% vs. 2.9%) and capital goods (5.0% vs. 5.1%), while consumer goods prices were flat after declining 0.4% in the previous month. Within consumer goods, durable goods held steady at 0.1%, while non-durable goods were also unchanged after falling 0.5% in May. By market, producer inflation accelerated for both the domestic market (1.0% vs. 0.9%) and the non-domestic market (2.1% vs. 2.0%), although growth for exports to the Euro Area eased slightly (3.3% vs. 3.4%) while that for non-Euro Area markets picked up (1.0% vs. 0.8%). On a monthly basis, producer prices were unchanged in June, after rising 1.2% in the previous month.