18.08.202521:02:01UTC+00El Salvador Producer Prices See Modest Rise in July 2025

In July 2025, El Salvador experienced a 1.30% year-on-year increase in producer prices, a slight uptick from June's 1.29% rise. The rise in costs was primarily driven by increased prices in utilities, which climbed to 2.01% from 1.16% in June. Transportation expenses also saw an increase, rising to 6.21% from 6.12%, and healthcare costs surged to 6.59% from the previous month's 2.61%. However, the pace of cost increases slowed for accommodation and catering services, which saw a rise of 3.05% compared to June's 3.41%, and for communications, with a rise of 0.61% as opposed to 0.78% in the prior month. Meanwhile, the manufacturing sector experienced a small decline in prices, with a slight drop of 0.23% following a period of stagnation. On a month-to-month basis, producer prices decreased by 0.1% in July, after recording a 0.05% decline in June.