Press Release 22/08/2025
INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX. JULY 2025
Industrial prices in the Basque Country increased by 0.2% in July 2025 compared to the previous month
Compared to July 2024, industrial prices recorded a 0.4% decrease
Industrial prices in the Basque Country increased by 0.2% in July 2025 compared to the previous month, according to Eustat data. The year-on-year rate for July, which indicates the fluctuation in industrial prices over the last twelve months, recorded a fall of 0.4%.
A more detailed analysis reveals that in July 2025, the sectors that recorded the most pronounced decreases in their prices in respect of the previous month were: Extraction Industries, down 6.8%; and Timber, Paper and Graphic Arts, with a decrease of 2%. In contrast, the sectors that recorded the highest month-on-month increases in prices were: Electricity, Gas & Steam, up 2.9%; and Coke Plants & Oil Refining and Water, both with an increase of 1.7%.
According to the classification of goods by economic destination, compared to June 2025, prices of Consumer Goods were down 0.7%, explained by the 0.9% decrease in prices of Consumer Non-durables and the 0.1% increase in those of Consumer Durables. Both Capital Goods and Intermediate Goods were down 0.1%. The price of Energy increased by 2.1%.
In year-on-year terms, July 2025 compared to June 2024, the greatest price increases occurred within the branches of Manufacture of pharmaceutical products, up 10.3%; Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products, with a rise of 9.5%; and Manufacture of Electrical Material and Equipment, with an increase of 8.1%. Conversely, prices in the branch of Coke Plants & Oil Refining experienced a year-on-year decrease of 9.7%, and those in the branch of Electricity, Gas & Steam were down 7.0%.
Industrial Price Index of the Basque Country. Variation rate (p). July 2025
| | Index | % Variation |
| | | m / m-1 | m / m-12 |
| General index | 112,2 | 0,2 | -0,4 |
| | | | |
| SECTOR DIVISIONS | | | |
| Mining and quarrying | 133,3 | -6,8 | -3,2 |
| Manufacturing industry | 116,4 | 0,0 | -0,1 |
| Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products | 127,4 | 0,0 | 1,5 |
| Textile industry, garments, leather & shoes | 111,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing | 123,7 | -2,0 | 0,2 |
| Coke and refined petroleum | 113,4 | 1,7 | -9,7 |
| Chemical industry | 127,9 | 0,8 | 1,8 |
| Manufacture of pharmaceutical products | 119,2 | 0,0 | 10,3 |
| Rubber, plastic and other non-metallic mineral products | 116,2 | 0,1 | -0,8 |
| Metallurgy and metal products | 113,5 | -0,2 | 1,2 |
| Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 124,1 | 0,4 | 9,5 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment | 123,1 | 0,3 | 8,1 |
| fabricacion de maquinaria y equipo n.e.c | 114,8 | -0,2 | 1,4 |
| Manufacture of transport material | 112,9 | 0,0 | -0,5 |
| Furniture; other industries; repair and installation | 117,3 | -0,4 | 0,6 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 65,7 | 2,9 | -7,0 |
| Water | 132,3 | 1,7 | 4,1 |
| | | | |
| BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTORS | | | |
| Consumer goods | 124,5 | -0,7 | 3,2 |
| Durable consumer goods | 114,3 | 0,1 | 1,1 |
| Nondurable consumer goods | 127,3 | -0,9 | 3,8 |
| Equipment goods | 114,8 | -0,1 | 1,4 |
| Intermediate goods | 116,4 | -0,1 | 0,7 |
| Energy | 92,8 | 2,1 | -8,5 |
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 August 22, 2025
Source: Eustat Industrial prices index
Price fluctuations in year-on-year terms for the large goods groups by economic destination was positive for Consumer Goods, which registered an increase of 3.2%; due to the 1.1% rise in prices of Consumer Durables and the 3.8% increase in those of Consumer Non-Durables. In Capital Goods prices increased by 1.4% compared to those of July 2024. As regards Intermediate Goods, prices increased by 0.7% in year on year-on-year terms. Lastly, Energy prices registered a year-on-year decrease of 8.5%.
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 80.05 % coverage of the sample.
For further information:
Eustat - Euskal Estatistika Erakundea/Basque Statistics Institute
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