Press Release 23/09/2025
INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX. AUGUST 2025
Industrial prices in the Basque Country increased by 0.9% in August 2025 compared to the previous month
In respect of August 2024, industrial prices recorded a rise of 0.6%
Industrial prices in the Basque Country increased by 0.9% in the month of August 2025 compared to the previous month, according to Eustat data. The year-on-year rate for August, which indicates the fluctuation in industrial prices over the last twelve months, recorded an increase of 0.6%.
A more detailed analysis reveals that in August 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 2.8%; and Water, with a 1.7% drop. Conversely, the sectors which experienced a large month-on-month increase in their prices were Electricity, Gas & Steam, with a rise of 19.1% and Manufacture of Transport Material, up 3.0%.
According to the classification of goods by economic destination, compared to July 2025, Intermediate Goods prices rate fell by 0.7%. There was a 0.3% increase in prices of Consumer Goods, explained by the 0.4% increase in prices of Consumer Non-Durables and the 0.2% decrease in those of Consumer Durables. The prices of Capital Goods increased by 1.9% and those of Energy increased by 4.1%.
In year-on-year terms, August 2025 compared to August 2024, the greatest price increases occurred within the branches of Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products, up 14.7%; and Manufacture of pharmaceutical products, with a rise of 10.2%. In contrast, prices in the branch of Coke Plants & Oil Refining experienced a year-on-year decrease of 5.5% and in both the branch of Rubber, Plastic and other Non-Metallic Mineral Products, and the branch of Metallurgy & Metal Products, prices decreased by 0.8%.
Industrial Price Index of the Basque Country. Variation rate (p). August 2025
| |
Index |
% Variation |
| |
|
m / m-1 |
m / m-12 |
| General index |
113.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
| |
| SECTOR DIVISIONS |
|
|
|
| Mining and quarrying |
136.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
| Manufacturing industry |
116.2 |
-0.0 |
0.6 |
| Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products |
127.9 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
| Textile industry, garments, leather & shoes |
112.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
| Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing |
124.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| Coke and refined petroleum |
110.2 |
-2.8 |
-5.5 |
| Chemical industry |
127.9 |
-0.3 |
0.4 |
| Manufacture of pharmaceutical products |
119.2 |
-0.0 |
10.2 |
| Rubber, plastic and other non-metallic mineral products |
116.2 |
-0.0 |
-0.8 |
| Metallurgy and metal products |
112.1 |
-1.1 |
-0.8 |
| Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
127.5 |
2.7 |
14.7 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment |
122.6 |
-0.4 |
7.6 |
| fabricacion de maquinaria y equipo n.e.c |
114.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
| Manufacture of transport material |
116.1 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
| Furniture; other industries; repair and installation |
117.0 |
-0.2 |
1.3 |
| Electricity, gas and steam |
78.6 |
19.1 |
-0.2 |
| Water |
130.1 |
-1.7 |
3.5 |
| |
| BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTORS |
|
|
|
| Consumer goods |
125.1 |
0.3 |
4.5 |
| Durable consumer goods |
114.1 |
-0.2 |
1.1 |
| Nondurable consumer goods |
128.1 |
0.4 |
5.3 |
| Equipment goods |
116.5 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
| Intermediate goods |
115.5 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
| Energy |
96.7 |
4.1 |
-3.3 |
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 September 23, 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 4.5%; explained by the 1.1% rise in prices of Consumer Durables and the 5.3% increase in those of Consumer Non-Durables. In Capital Goods prices increased by 3.5% compared to those of August 2024. However, in Intermediate Goods, prices decreased by 0.5% in year-on-year terms, and lastly, Energy recorded a year-on-year decrease of 3.3%.
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
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