site.btaBulgaria Reports Slight Decline in Industrial Producer Prices M/M

The industrial producer prices on the Bulgarian market dropped by 0.1% in August compared to the previous month. The largest decreases in industrial producer prices compared to August 2022 were observed in Ireland (-51.2%), Bulgaria (-27.2%) and Belgium (-16.6%). The highest annual increases were recorded in Slovakia (+9.8%), Hungary (+7.8%) and Croatia (+4.0%), Eurostat reported Wednesday.

Industrial producer prices rose by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU in August compared to July. In July 2023, prices decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU compared to June 2023.