Slovenia Producer Inflation Hits Over 2-Year High

Slovenia’s producer prices rose by 0.9% year-on-year in March 2026, easing from a 1.5% increase in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since September last year, largely driven by lower costs for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (-3.4% vs 7.8% in February) and water supply (-3.9% vs -3.5%). At the same time, producer inflation slightly eased for manufacturing (1.1% vs 1.2%). Conversely, prices increased further for mining and quarrying (10.2% vs 9.6%). According to main industrial groups, costs declined mainly for energy (-2.8% vs 6%) and capital goods (-0.1% vs 0.6%), while it increased for consumer goods (2% vs 1.3%), particularly for durable consumer goods (5.1% vs 0.3%). On a monthly basis, producer prices went up by 0.2% in March, after a flat reading in the preceding period.

Slovenia’s producer inflation rose to 1.5% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from 1.9% in the previous month. Price growth slowed in the manufacturing sector (1.2% vs 2% in January), particularly in food products (2.8% vs 4.5%), beverages (3.4% vs 4.5%), textiles (2.4% vs 2.6%), basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (0.1% vs 5.8%), and electrical equipment (1.4% vs 1.7%). At the same time, costs declined for water supply (-3.5% vs 5%). In contrast, prices rebounded sharply for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (7.8% vs -2.6%). On a monthly basis, producer prices recorded a flat reading, following a 0.4% increase in the preceding period.

Slovenia’s annual producer inflation rose to 1.9% in January 2026 from 1.1% in each of the previous two months. This marked the highest level since August 2023, driven by rising prices in mining and quarrying (9.6% vs 7.6% in December) and manufacturing (2.0% vs 1.5%). Meanwhile, costs for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply continued to drop, albeit at a softer rate (-2.6% vs -9.4%). Inflation for water supply also eased (5.0% vs 5.4%). On a monthly basis, producer prices increased by 0.4% in January, following a 0.1% rise in December.