Slovenia Producer Inflation at Highest Since July 2023

Slovenia’s producer prices rose 3.9% year-on-year in September 2026, the most since July 2023, compared to 3.5% in the previous month. Prices increased for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (7.4% vs 1.9% in August), mining and quarrying (9.3% vs 8.4%), and manufacturing (3.8% vs 3.7%), with basic metals posting the steepest increase (14.3%), followed by other manufacturing (14.1%) and leather and leather products (10.2%). Meanwhile, deflation in water supply remained unchanged at 4.0%. Among the main industrial groups, prices rose for energy (6.2% vs 2.6%) and capital goods (3.3% vs 2.4%), while costs eased for intermediate goods (5.7% vs 5.8%) and were unchanged for consumer goods (1.0%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.1% in September, easing from 0.3% in August.

Slovenia’s producer prices rose 3.5% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 3.4% in the previous month and marking the highest level since July 2023. Prices increased for manufacturing (3.7% vs 3.5% in July), particularly for textiles, wearing apparel, paper and paper products, coke and refined petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products, and basic metals. Price growth also accelerated for mining and quarrying (8.4% vs 7.4%). In contrast, prices moderated for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.9% vs 2.1%), while deflation in water supply remained unchanged at 4.0%. Among the main industrial groups, prices rose for energy (2.6% vs 2.0%), and intermediate goods (5.8% vs 5.1%). Meanwhile, costs eased for capital goods (2.4% vs 2.8%), and consumer goods (1.0% vs 1.4%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.3% in August, easing from 0.7% in July and marking the lowest reading since March.

Slovenia’s producer prices increased 3.4% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating from a 2.4% rise in the previous month and marking the strongest increase since July 2023. The pickup was driven by faster price growth in manufacturing (3.5% vs 2.5% in June), mining and quarrying (7.4% vs 7.0%), and other mining and quarrying (6.1% vs 4.9%). Meanwhile, inflation was unchanged in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (2.1%), while water supply prices remained in deflation (-4.0%). Among the main industrial groups, price growth accelerated for intermediate goods (5.1% vs 3.2% in June), energy (2.0% vs 1.3%), and capital goods (2.8% vs 1.4%), while consumer goods inflation slowed to 1.4% from 2.1%.