30.04.202608:14:17UTC+00Bulgaria Producer Inflation Eases to 7-Month Low

Producer prices in Bulgaria increased by 8.1% year-on-year in March 2026, easing from an 8.4% rise in February and marking the lowest rate since August of the previous year. The deceleration was largely due to a sharp slowdown in price growth for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (0.8% vs 7.4% in February).

By contrast, costs in mining and quarrying remained elevated, surging by 40.4% year-on-year, though down from 46.3% in the prior month, supported by particularly strong inflation in metal ores (70.4% vs 66.5%). Manufacturing prices also accelerated, rising by 4.9% compared with 2.1% in February, driven mainly by higher prices in the manufacture of basic metals (13.4% vs 8.7%) and non-metallic mineral products (7.9% vs 8%).

On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 0.8% in March, reversing a 0.1% increase recorded in the previous month.