Industrial Producer Price Indices: April 2026
Annual comparison
When compared to April 2025, the industrial producer price index increased by 0.9 per cent. The prices of capital goods and intermediate goods went up by 3.2 per cent and 2.0 per cent, respectively. On the other hand, a decline of 0.6 per cent was registered in consumer goods. No price change occurred in the energy sector.
Industrial producer prices for the domestic market went up by 1.3 per cent. Increases were recorded in intermediate goods (4.3 per cent), capital goods (2.1 per cent) and consumer goods (1.1 per cent).
Non-domestic prices increased by 0.4 per cent. The prices of goods destined for the euro area went up by 2.6 per cent, while those destined for the non-euro area dropped by 1.3 per cent (Table 2).
Monthly comparison
In April 2026, the overall total industrial producer price index did not change when compared to March 2026.
No change was registered in the overall domestic market price, while non-domestic prices increased by 0.1 per cent. An increase of 0.1 per cent was also recorded in the prices of goods destined for both the euro area and non-euro area (Table 3).
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Methodological Notes
1. The Industrial Producer Price Index (IPPI) monitors the changes in selling prices of all leading products within a sample of the largest businesses which account for over 80 per cent of the total industrial turnover.
2. The pricing point for the monthly price collection is the 15th day of the month or the nearest trading day prior to that date.
3. The methodologies and guidelines used are set by Eurostat and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
4. Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/1197 specifies that it is the objective of the Industrial Producer Price Index to measure the development of transaction prices from the point of view of the producer. The observed producer price is the basic price that excludes VAT and adds subsidies on products received by the producer.
5. Euro area exports are transactions between Maltese enterprises and enterprises within the euro area. The euro area includes Austria, Belgium, Croatia (from 2023), Cyprus, Estonia (from 2011), Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia (from 2014), Lithuania (from 2015), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. These are classified as ‘non-domestic euro-area’. The ‘non-domestic non-euro area’ covers transactions between Maltese enterprises and enterprises within the non-euro area. Examples include the USA and Sweden. The latter country is in the EU but does not use the euro currency. Transactions among local resident enterprises are considered ‘domestic’.
6. The objective of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGs) is to provide an activity breakdown of industry using the internationally recognised classification of economic activities (NACE Rev. 2 Sections B, C, D and E) in terms of demand-based products: intermediate goods, energy, capital goods, durable consumer goods, and non-durable consumer goods. These regroup NACE Sections B to E and cover the following economic activities: quarrying, manufacturing, electricity and water supply.
7. The figures in this news release are unadjusted, that is, there are no working-day or seasonal adjustments. Indices are calculated using a Laspeyres-type index (2021=100). The data contained in this release is subject to revision. For an updated time-series which includes past data, please refer to the Selected Indicators for this domain.
8. Weighting structure by Main Industrial Groupings.
| Main Industrial Groupings (MIGs) | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Intermediate goods | 32% |
| Energy | 21% |
| Capital goods | 17% |
| Consumer goods | 30% |
| - Durable consumer goods | 2% |
| - Non-durable consumer goods | 28% |
9. The calculation of the percentage changes from the indices table may slightly differ from the published percentage changes due to rounding.
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Industrial Producer Price Indices: April 2026
- In April 2026, the total industrial producer price index increased by 0.9 per cent when compared to April 2025.
- The most notable annual price change was an increase of 3.2 per cent in capital goods.
- The annual prices for the domestic and non-domestic markets went up by 1.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.
- When compared to March 2026, the overall total industrial producer price index registered no change.
