30.03.202609:13:26UTC+00Bulgaria Producer Inflation at 5-Month Low

Producer prices in Bulgaria rose 8.4% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from an 11.3% increase in January and reaching their lowest annual growth rate since September of the previous year. The deceleration was mainly driven by weaker price growth in the manufacturing sector (2.1% vs 5.9% in January). In particular, there were sharp slowdowns in the manufacture of food products (-1.2% vs 11.2%) and tobacco products (-0.8% vs -7.6%).

Producer inflation also moderated in mining and quarrying (46.3% vs 50%), reflecting slower price growth in other mining and quarrying activities (5.7% vs 12.8%), although costs for metal ores remained sharply elevated (66.5% vs 48.5%). At the same time, prices continued to rise for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning (7.4% vs 7.2%).

On a monthly basis, producer prices inched up 0.1% in February, down from a 6.6% increase in the previous month.