The annual price increase was largely driven by higher production costs and the forint’s depreciation against the euro, KSH said.
Domestic output prices increased by 3.9% year-on-year in April. Within this, prices in manufacturing—accounting for 62.7% of domestic output—rose by 3.3%, while energy sector prices (including electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply), with a 35.4% weight, were up by 4.5%. Food industry prices also saw a significant rise of 7.1%.
Looking at end-use categories, prices rose 3% in energy and intermediate goods production, 5.9% in capital goods, and 5.6% in consumer goods.
Non-domestic output prices jumped by 9.9% compared to April 2024. Prices in manufacturing rose by 4.8%, while energy industry prices soared by 25.1%. Manufacturing represents 91.8% of the sector’s export market, while energy holds an 8% share.
Despite the annual increase, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.4% in April compared to March 2025. Domestic output prices fell by 1% and non-domestic output prices were down 0.1%.
Between January and April 2025, domestic industrial output prices increased by 5% and non-domestic output prices by 9.7%, resulting in an overall 8.1% rise in industrial producer prices compared to the same period of the previous year.
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