Industrial producer prices in Bulgaria rose by 12.5% in July 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, giving the country the third-highest annual increase in the European Union, according to preliminary Eurostat data.
Only Ireland, where producer prices climbed 14.8%, and Lithuania, with a 12.9% increase, recorded stronger annual growth. The EU average was 5.6%, while producer prices in the euro area increased by 5.8%.
Bulgaria's annual increase remained significantly above the European average, although the pace has eased from the levels recorded earlier this year. Producer prices rose 18.2% year-on-year in June, 19.3% in May and 14.5% in April.
On a monthly basis, the movement was considerably more moderate. Bulgarian industrial producer prices increased by 0.6% in July from June, following a 1.3% monthly decline in June. Across the EU, producer prices rose by 1.4% in July, while the euro area recorded a 1.6% increase.
Eurostat's data show that energy prices were the main driver of annual producer price growth in the EU, rising by 12.5% in July. Prices of intermediate goods increased by 6.0%, while capital goods rose by 2.4%.
