Press Release 22/10/2025
INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX. SEPTEMBER 2025
Industrial prices in the Basque Country fell by 0.3% in September 2025 compared to the previous month
In respect of September 2024, however, industrial prices recorded a rise of 0.3%
Industrial prices in the Basque Country fell by 0.3% in September 2025 compared to the previous month, according to Eustat data. The year-on-year rate for September, which indicates the fluctuation in industrial prices over the last twelve months, recorded an increase of 0.3%.
A more detailed analysis reveals that in September 2025, the sectors that recorded the most pronounced decreases in their prices compared to the previous month were: Electricity, Gas and Steam, with a drop of 4.0%; and Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical products, down 2.3%. Conversely, the sectors which experienced the highest month-on-month increase in their prices were Coke Plants and Oil Refining, with a rise of 2.5% and Manufacture of Electrical Material and Equipment, up 1.5%.
According to the classification of goods by economic destination, compared to August 2025, Energy prices increased by 0.1%. However, prices of Consumer Goods fell by 0.6%, explained by the 0.7% decrease in prices of Consumer Non-Durables, given that prices of Consumer Durables remained constant. Prices of Capital Goods fell by 0.6% and those of Intermediate Goods were down 0.2%.
In year-on-year terms, September 2025 on September 2024, the greatest price increases occurred within the branches of Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products, up 13.2%; and Manufacture of pharmaceutical products, with a rise of 10.2%. In contrast, prices experienced a year-on-year decrease of 5.6% in the branch of Electricity, Gas and Steam and 1.3% in that of Timber, Paper & Graphic Arts.
Industrial Price Index of the Basque Country. Variation rate (p). September 2025
| |
Index |
% Variation |
| |
|
m / m-1 |
m / m-12 |
| General index |
112.7 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
| |
| SECTOR DIVISIONS |
|
|
|
| Mining and quarrying |
136.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
| Manufacturing industry |
116.0 |
-0.1 |
0.7 |
| Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products |
128.0 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
| Textile industry, garments, leather & shoes |
111.5 |
-0.7 |
0.4 |
| Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing |
124.2 |
0.2 |
-1.3 |
| Coke and refined petroleum |
112.9 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
| Chemical industry |
127.2 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
| Manufacture of pharmaceutical products |
119.2 |
0.0 |
10.2 |
| Rubber, plastic and other non-metallic mineral products |
116.0 |
-0.1 |
-1.1 |
| Metallurgy and metal products |
111.2 |
-0.6 |
-1.1 |
| Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
124.5 |
-2.3 |
13.2 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment |
124.4 |
1.5 |
9.4 |
| fabricacion de maquinaria y equipo n.e.c |
113.4 |
-1.0 |
0.0 |
| Manufacture of transport material |
115.7 |
-0.3 |
0.7 |
| Furniture; other industries; repair and installation |
116.8 |
-0.2 |
0.9 |
| Electricity, gas and steam |
75.4 |
-4.0 |
-5.6 |
| Water |
130.8 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
| |
| BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTORS |
|
|
|
| Consumer goods |
124.3 |
-0.6 |
3.2 |
| Durable consumer goods |
114.1 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
| Nondurable consumer goods |
127.1 |
-0.7 |
3.7 |
| Equipment goods |
115.9 |
-0.6 |
1.7 |
| Intermediate goods |
115.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.7 |
| Energy |
96.8 |
0.1 |
-0.9 |
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 October 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%; explained by the 3.7% rise in prices of Consumer Non-Durables and the 1.0% increase in those of Consumer Durables. In Capital Goods prices increased by 1.7% compared to September 2024. However, in Intermediate Goods, prices decreased by 0.7% in year-on-year terms, and lastly, Energy recorded a year-on-year decrease of 0.9%.
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 89.57 % 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