Bulgaria Shows EU's Highest Annual Increase in Industrial Producer Prices for Tenth Consecutive Month in November 2025

Bulgaria had the highest annual increase in industrial producer prices in the European Union for the tenth month in a row in November 2025. In November, annual industrial producer price growth in Bulgaria slowed to 13.8% compared with 17.6% in October, but still, it left the country at the top of the EU table, the statistical office of the EU (Eurostat) reported. The October rate was a six-month high.

After Bulgaria, the highest growth levels in November 2025 were reported in Romania (+4.9%), Estonia (+3.2%) and Croatia (+2.9%).

On a monthly basis, industrial producer price growth in Bulgaria slowed to 1.6% in November 2025 from 4.6% in October 2025, according to Eurostat. In this respect, the country ranked third in the EU in November, behind Ireland (+4.4%) and Sweden (+1.9%).

In the euro area, industrial producer prices increased by 0.5% in November 2025 against October 2025 but decreased by 1.7% against November 2024. This compares with a monthly increase of 0.1% in October 2025 and an annual decrease of 0.5% in that same month.

Across the EU, industrial producer prices went down by 1.3% annually in November 2025, which was the most considerable annual fall after October 2024 (-3.1%). Month on month, industrial producer prices in the EU rose by 0.6% in November 2025, compared with 0.1% in October 2025.

This is the first Eurostat report which includes Bulgaria in a euro area of 21 members after the country acceded on January 1, 2026. In November 2025, industrial producer prices in the euro area, including Bulgaria, decreased by 1.6%, making the fall less considerable by 0.1 percentage points compared with the official Eurostat rate for the 20-member euro area in that month.