In December 2016, compared with November 2016, industrial producer prices rose by 0.7% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.9% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2016 prices increased by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28.

In December 2016, compared with December 2015, industrial producer prices rose by 1.6% in the euro area and by 2.4% in the EU28. The average industrial producer price for the year 2016, compared with 2015, decreased by 2.3% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU28.