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Domestic output prices declined 2.8% year on year, while non-domestic output prices fell 2.9% compared with January 2025.
On a monthly basis, domestic output prices were unchanged, but non-domestic prices rose 1.4%, resulting in a 0.9% overall increase in industrial producer prices from December.
Within domestic output, prices in manufacturing — which account for 67.6% of the index — dropped 3.2% year on year. Prices in the energy industry, including electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, fell 2.2%, with a weight of 30%.
By end-use group, prices in energy and intermediate goods producer branches together decreased 4%, while capital goods producer prices slipped 1.4%. In contrast, consumer goods producer prices rose 1.2%.
Non-domestic industrial output prices also declined 2.9% year on year. Within that category, manufacturing prices — representing 90.1% of the index — were down 3.4%, while prices in the energy industry, with a 9.7% weight, fell 1.7%.
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