24 September 2026

Industrial Price Index. 2021 Baseline

August 2026. Provisional data

Main results

  • The annual variation of the Industrial Price Index increased by 3.8 points in August to 13.2%.
  • The monthly rate of industrial prices was 2.9%.

The annual rate of the general Industrial Price Index (IPRI) was 13.2% in August, 3.8 points above that recorded in July and the highest since December 2022.

By the economic use of the goods, among the industrial sectors that had a notably positive effect on the evolution of the annual rate of the general IPRI were:

  • Energy, with a variation of 33.3%, 12.1 points above the annual rate, caused by the increases in the prices of Electric power generation, transmission and distribution, Oil refining and, to a lesser extent, Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains, compared with the decline in August 2025.

Meanwhile, the only industrial sector which had a negative influence on the evolution of the rate was:

  • Non-durable consumer goods, with a rate of 0.2%, three tenths below that of July, due to the decrease in Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats prices, which increased in the same month last year.

The annual variation rate of the general index excluding Energy rose by one tenth to 3.5%, a figure 9.7 points below that of the general IPRI.

Annual evolution of the IPRI

General index and general index without Energy. Percentage

Monthly evolution of industrial prices

In August, the monthly variation rate of the overall IPRI was 2.9%.>

A more detailed analysis shows the activities that most affected the monthly rate of the IPRI in August.

Activities with the greatest positive impact on the monthly rate of the IPRI. August 2026
Activities with the greatest negative impact on the monthly rate of the IPRI. August 2026

Results by Autonomous Communities. Annual variation rates

The IPRI recorded positive annual variations in all the autonomous communities in August.

The highest rates were recorded in Principado de Asturias (27.3%), Canarias (27.3%) and Illes Balears (24.3%).

In contrast, Extremadura (5.0%), Cantabria (6.0%) and Comunidad Foral de Navarra (6.8%) had the lowest increases.

Annual variation rates of the IPRI by Autonomous Community. August 2026

Percentage

Data revisions and updates

The INE has today updated the IPRI data for the last three months, making the May 2026 data final. All the results of this operation are available at INEBase.

In accordance with the Commission's Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137, the INE has begun to work on incorporating the new National Classification of Economic Activities CNAE-2025 in all its statistical operations.

In the case of the IPRI, the first publication of results with CNAE-2025 will take place in February 2028.

Methodological note

The Industrial Price Index (IPRI) is a short-term indicator that measures the monthly evolution of the prices of industrial products manufactured and sold in the domestic market, in the first step of their commercialization, that is, the sales prices at the exit of factory, excluding transportation and marketing costs and VAT invoiced.

Type of survey:
continuous monthly survey.
Base year:
2021.
Reference period of the weightings:
the year preceding the current year.
Population scope:
industrial establishments.
Sample size:
9,200 industrial establishments and 1,400 items
Number of observations:
approximately 29,000 monthly prices.
General calculation method:
Laspeyres’ Chain Index.
Collection method:
internet (IRIA system), e-mail, fax, telephone or postal mail.

For more information, you can access the methodology and the standardised methodological report.

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