Manufactured goods see 9.8% price rise in September Y-on-Y

Producer prices for manufactured products rose by an average of 9.8 per cent from September 2025 to September 2026, according to Statistics Finland.

The producer prices of manufactured products sold on the domestic market rose by 9.4 per cent, while the producer prices of export products went up by 10.2 per cent.

The prices went up by an average of 9.8 per cent from a year ago.

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

The increase in prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of processed paper and paperboard as well as dairy products from a year ago.

The export price index went up by 10.3 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 September.

The rise in export prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of other chemical products and food products.

The import price index went up by 9.8 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 September.

The rise in prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of waste and waste collection services, and food products.

The basic price index for domestic supply rose by 7.2 per cent and the basic price index for domestic supply including taxes went up by 6.0 per cent from a year ago.

From August to September, producer prices for manufactured products went up by 2.0 per cent.

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

The rise in prices was curbed especially by the decrease in prices of other organic basic chemicals basic and structural metal products compared with the previous month.