Press Release 22/05/2025
INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX. APRIL 2025
This press release has been revised due to a processing error in the April 2025 index calculations.
Industrial prices in the Basque Country fell by 0.8% in April 2025 compared to the previous month
Industrial prices recorded a 1.2% rise in relation to April 2024
Industrial prices in the Basque Country fell by 0.8% in April 2025 compared to the previous month, according to Eustat data. The year-on-year rate for April, which indicates the fluctuation in industrial prices over the last twelve months, recorded a 1.2% rise.
A more detailed analysis reveals that in April 2025, the sectors that recorded the most pronounced decreases in their prices in respect of the previous month were: Coke Plants and Oil Refining, down 5.3%; and Electricity, Gas and Steam, with a 1.9% drop. By contrast, the sectors that recorded the highest month-on-month increases in prices were Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products, with a rise of 1.8%, and Manufacture of Machinery and Equipment n.e.c. with a rise of 1.9%.
Year-on-year variation rate of the industrial price index in the Basque Country. (%)
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According to the classification of goods by economic destination, compared to March 2025, Energy prices decreased by 3.8% and those of Capital Goods fell by 0.4% and of Intermediate Goods by 0.2%. There was a 0.2% increase in prices of Consumer Goods, explained by the rise in prices of Consumer Durables, up 0.7%, and the no change in prices of Consumer Non-Durables.
In year-on-year terms, April 2025 on April 2024, the greatest price increases occurred within the branches of Electricity, Gas & Steam, up 45.5%; and Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products, with a rise of 15.4%. In contrast, prices in the branch of Coke Plants & Oil Refining experienced a year-on-year decrease of 18.5%.
Industrial Price Index of the Basque Country. Variation rate (p). April 2025
| | Index | % Variation |
| | | m / m-1 | m / m-12 |
| General index | 113,5 | -0,8 | 1,2 |
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| SECTOR DIVISIONS | | | |
| Mining and quarrying | 134,6 | -0,5 | -0,3 |
| Manufacturing industry | 115,8 | -0,8 | -0,9 |
| Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products | 126,6 | -0,2 | 1,2 |
| Textile industry, garments, leather & shoes | 110,5 | 0,8 | -0,4 |
| Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing | 121,6 | -0,8 | 0,9 |
| Coke and refined petroleum | 109,4 | -5,3 | -18,5 |
| Chemical industry | 127,4 | -1,3 | 0,9 |
| Manufacture of pharmaceutical products | 110,0 | 0,0 | 1,7 |
| Rubber, plastic and other non-metallic mineral products | 117,0 | -0,1 | -0,8 |
| Metallurgy and metal products | 113,4 | 0,1 | 1,7 |
| Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 125,6 | 1,8 | 15,4 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment | 116,4 | -0,4 | 2,7 |
| fabricacion de maquinaria y equipo n.e.c | 116,0 | 1,9 | 3,1 |
| Manufacture of transport material | 113,7 | -2,2 | 0,7 |
| Furniture; other industries; repair and installation | 117,9 | 0,6 | 0,8 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 87,6 | -1,9 | 45,5 |
| Water | 130,1 | 1,7 | 2,9 |
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| BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTORS | | | |
| Consumer goods | 122,1 | 0,2 | 0,9 |
| Durable consumer goods | 115,1 | 0,7 | 1,2 |
| Nondurable consumer goods | 124,0 | 0,0 | 0,9 |
| Equipment goods | 115,6 | -0,4 | 2,8 |
| Intermediate goods | 116,1 | -0,2 | 1,0 |
| Energy | 100,3 | -3,8 | -1,0 |
Base 2021=100
(p)Provisional data
m / m-1: Variation rate of the last observed month (m) compared to the previous month (m-1)
m / m-12: Year-on-year variation rate of the last observed month (m) compared to the same month of the previous year (m-12)
Date May 22, 2025
Source: Eustat Industrial prices index
The fluctuation in year-on-year terms of prices in all the large goods groups by economic destination was positive in Capital Goods, where there was a 2.8% increase, and Intermediate Goods, with a rise of 1.0%. Prices of Consumer Goods rose by 0.9%, explained by the 1.2% increase in prices of Consumer Durables and the 0.9% rise in those of Consumer Non-Durables. Lastly, Energy prices registered a year-on-year decrease of 1.0%.
NOTE
Eustat would like to thank all the establishments that have collaborated in this effort. As a result, the index for this month was calculated with 88.48% coverage of the sample.
For further information:
Eustat - Euskal Estatistika Erakundea/Basque Statistics Institute
C/ Donostia-San Sebastián, 1 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz
Press Service: servicioprensa@eustat.eus Tel.: 945 01 75 62