Industrial production prices fell 2.1% in the euro zone and 1.9% in the European Union (EU) in January, in the annual comparison, and increased, respectively, 0.7% and 0.8% quarter-on-quarter, according to Eurostat this Wednesday, 4th.
According to the European Statistical Service bulletin, among the Member States for which data is available, the indicator had the biggest annual falls in Ireland (-6.9%), Luxembourg (-5.2%) and Denmark (-3.5%).
The biggest increases compared to January 2025 were observed in Estonia (11.9%), Bulgaria (11.7%) and Romania (9.3%).
In relation to December 2025, Estonia (13.7%), Bulgaria (7.1%) and Finland (6.9%) showed the biggest increases, in contrast to Cyprus (-0.9%), Czech Republic (-0.7%), Germany and Slovakia (-0.6% each), where the main declines in the price chain in industrial production were recorded.
In Portugal, the indicator fell 1.9% compared to January 2025 and 0.2% compared to December.
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