Press Release 24/11/2025
INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX, OCTOBER 2025
Industrial prices in the Basque Country fell by 0.1% in October 2025 compared to the previous month
In relation to October 2024, however, industrial prices recorded a 1.0% a rise
Industrial prices in the Basque Country fell by 0.1% in October 2025 compared to the previous month, according to Eustat data. The year-on-year rate for October, which indicates the fluctuation in industrial prices over the last twelve months, recorded a 1.0% increase.
A more detailed analysis reveals that in October 2025, the sectors which recorded the greatest decreases in their prices compared to the previous month were:
Coke Plants and Oil Refining, with a decrease of 1.9%; and Manufacture of Electrical Material and equipment, with a fall of 0.9%. In contrast, the sectors that recorded the highest month-on-month increases in prices were: Water and Electricity, Gas & Steam, with increases of 2.3% and 1.7%, respectively.
According to the classification of goods by economic destination, compared to September 2025, Energy prices recorded a drop of 0.5%. Prices of Consumer Goods rose by 0.3%, explained by the 0.4% increase in prices of Consumer Non-Durables and the 0.1% rise in those of Consumer Durables. As regards Capital Goods, prices increased by 0.3%, while in Intermediate Goods they recorded a decrease of 0.2%.
In year-on-year terms, October 2025 on October 2024, the greatest price increases occurred within the branches of Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products, up 11.8%; and Manufacture of pharmaceutical products, with a rise of 10.2%. Conversely, prices in the branch of Coke Plants & Oil Refining experienced a year-on-year decrease of 2.9%, and those in the branch of Rubber, Plastic and Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products were down 0.8%.
Industrial Price Index of the Basque Country. Variation rate (p). October 2025
| |
Index |
% Variation |
| |
|
m / m-1 |
m / m-12 |
| General index |
112.6 |
-0.1 |
1.0 |
| |
| SECTOR DIVISIONS |
|
|
|
| Mining and quarrying |
138.1 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
| Manufacturing industry |
115.7 |
-0.2 |
0.9 |
| Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products |
127.9 |
-0.3 |
2.7 |
| Textile industry, garments, leather & shoes |
112.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
| Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing |
125.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Coke and refined petroleum |
110.8 |
-1.9 |
-2.9 |
| Chemical industry |
126.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
| Manufacture of pharmaceutical products |
119.2 |
-0.0 |
10.2 |
| Rubber, plastic and other non-metallic mineral products |
115.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.8 |
| Metallurgy and metal products |
111.0 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
| Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
124.4 |
-0.1 |
11.8 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment |
121.3 |
-0.9 |
7.6 |
| fabricacion de maquinaria y equipo n.e.c |
114.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
| Manufacture of transport material |
115.7 |
-0.0 |
0.4 |
| Furniture; other industries; repair and installation |
117.1 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
| Electricity, gas and steam |
76.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
| Water |
133.8 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
| |
| BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTORS |
|
|
|
| Consumer goods |
125.0 |
0.3 |
4.8 |
| Durable consumer goods |
114.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
| Nondurable consumer goods |
127.9 |
0.4 |
5.7 |
| Equipment goods |
116.2 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
| Intermediate goods |
114.8 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
| Energy |
96.3 |
-0.5 |
-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 November 24, 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 recorded an increase of 4.8%; explained by the 5.7% rise in prices of Consumer Non-Durables and the 1.0% increase in those of Consumer Durables. In Capital Goods prices increased by 1.6% compared to those of October 2024. In Intermediate Goods, prices rose by 0.6% in year-on-year terms and, lastly, Energy prices 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 90.93 % 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