30.07.202610:16:34UTC+00Italy Producer Inflation Slows in June

Italy’s producer prices rose 5.8% year-on-year in June 2026, easing from a 7.3% increase in May. Domestic producer inflation slowed to 6.8% from 9.1%, while prices excluding energy edged up, accelerating to 2.9% from 2.5%.

Within manufacturing, price growth decelerated for food, beverages and tobacco (-1.8%) and for computer, electronic and optical products (-0.6%). By contrast, prices climbed sharply for coke and refined petroleum products (42.2%) and for chemicals (8.0%). Inflation in electricity and gas supply also moderated, falling to 8.9% from 12.6%.

On foreign markets, producer prices picked up, accelerating to 3.1% from 2.7%. Prices increased 3.4% in the euro area and 2.8% outside it, with the strongest gains abroad recorded for coke and refined petroleum products (18.1% in non-euro area markets). Month-on-month, producer prices were flat in June after a 0.2% decline in May.