FX.co ★ Eurozone Producer Price Inflation Hits New 2-Year High

Industrial producer prices within the Euro Area surged by 3.0% in February 2025 on a year-over-year basis, marking the most significant inflation rate since March 2023. This increase was substantially propelled by a notable rise in energy costs, which climbed to 7.4% compared to 3.4% in January. Price increments were also evident across various other categories: non-durable consumer goods experienced a slight rise (1.7% from 1.8%), capital goods saw an increase (1.6% from 1.7%), durable consumer goods edged up (0.9% from 1.5%), and intermediate goods' prices rose (0.9% from 0.5%). When excluding energy, the producer price inflation rate marginally increased to 1.4% from 1.3% in the previous month.