11.11.202610:28:02UTC+00Croatia Producer Inflation Rises to Highest Since March 2023

Producer prices in Croatia rose by 8.9% year-on-year in October 2026, up from 8.6% in September and reaching their highest level since March 2023.

The strongest contribution came from mining and quarrying, where prices jumped 60.3% (vs 39.6% in September), driven in particular by a sharp increase in the costs of crude petroleum and natural gas extraction (125% vs 76.3%).

Manufacturing prices also continued to climb (8.3% vs 8.2%), with notable increases in:

• coke and refined petroleum products (96.3% vs 86.4%),
• basic metals (7.5% vs 5.1%),
• basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (1.1% vs 0.9%),
• fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (2.3% vs 2.1%),
• motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (2.3% vs 2.1%).

By contrast, price growth slowed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (5.8% vs 6.9%), as well as in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (1.2% vs 1.4%).

On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.3% in October, moderating from a 2.6% increase in the previous month.