Eurozone producer inflation reaches new 2-year high
Eurozone industrial producer prices rose 3% in February, their fastest pace in two years, driven by a 7.4% surge in energy costs. Prices for intermediate goods also accelerated, while the EU saw a 3.1% year-on-year increase.
- Economy
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 02:47 | 03 April 2025
Industrial producer prices in the eurozone rose at their fastest pace in two years, climbing 3% year-on-year in February, driven primarily by surging energy costs, according to data released on Thursday.
Energy prices soared 7.4% compared to the previous year, accelerating from a 3.4% increase in January, according to figures from Eurostat.
Price rises for intermediate goods also accelerated on an annual basis, rising to 0.9% in February from 0.5% in the previous month.
Across the European Union, industrial producer prices rose 3.1% year-on-year in February.
On a monthly basis, producer prices climbed 0.2% in the eurozone and 0.3% across the 27-member EU bloc.
The eurozone/euro area, or EA19, represents member states that use the single currency-the euro-while the EU27 includes all member countries of the bloc.
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