Manufactured goods see 7.3% price rise in August Y-on-Y

Producer prices for manufactured products rose by an average of 7.3 per cent from August 2025 to August 2026, according to Statistics Finland.

The producer prices of manufactured products sold on the domestic market rose by 6.0 per cent, while the producer prices of export products went up by 8.6 per cent.

The rise in the producer prices was particularly caused by higher prices of refined petroleum products and basic metals compared with last year's August.

The increase in prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of electricity, and paper and paper products from a year ago.

The export price index went up by 8.7 per cent in a year. The rise in export prices was especially due to higher prices of refined petroleum products and basic metals compared with last year’s August. The rise in export prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of paper and paper products, and other chemical products.

The import price index went up by 7.6 per cent in a year. The increase in import prices was, in turn, especially caused by higher prices of crude petroleum and refined petroleum products compared with last year’s August. The rise in prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of food products.

The basic price index for domestic supply rose by 5.0 per cent and the basic price index for domestic supply including taxes went up by 4.0 per cent from a year ago.

From July to August, producer prices for manufactured products went up by 1.2 per cent.

The increase in producer prices was particularly caused by the higher prices of electricity and refined petroleum products compared with the previous month.

The rise in prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals compared with the previous month.