In June 2018, compared with May 2018, industrial producer prices rose by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2018, prices increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 1.1% in EU28. In June 2018, compared with June 2017, industrial producer prices rose by 3.6% in the euro area and by 4.4% in the EU28.

In the EU28, the 0.4% increase is due to rises of 1.2% in the energy sector, of 0.4% for intermediate goods and of 0.1% for capital goods, durable and non-durable consumer goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy rose by 0.2%. The highest increases in industrial producer prices were observed in Denmark (+2.6%), Estonia (+2.1%), Hungary (+1.6%) and Latvia (+1.5%), while decreases were observed in Luxembourg (-0.9%), Greece (-0.6%) and Croatia (-0.1%).