ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In January, according to Istat data, industrial production prices increase by 1.5% on a monthly basis and fall by 1.6% on an annual basis (was -1.4% in December 2025). On the internal market prices rise by 2.0% on a monthly basis and fluctuate by 2.1% on an annual basis (from -2,0% of the previous month). Net of the energy sector, prices record a moderate increase (+0.4%) and a trend growth of 1.1% (from +0.9% of December 2025). On the foreign market prices increase by 0.2% on a monthly basis (+0.3% euro area, +0.1% non euro area) and 0.1% on an annual basis (+0.5% euro area, -0.3% non euro area). In the quarter of November 2025-January 2026, compared to the previous one, the prices for the production of the industry grow by 0.9% (+1.1% internal market, +0.4% foreign market). In January, among the manufacturing activities, the broader tendencies are found for coke and refined petroleum products (-10.7% domestic market, -17.2% euro area, -16.4% non euro area).
The main increases concern metallurgy and manufacturing of metal products, excluding machines and plants (+4.3% internal market), means of transport (+5.0% euro area), and other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machines and equipment (+9.8% non euro area). On the internal market, the annual fall in the prices of the supply of electricity and gas, although in attenuation, remains wide (-6.1%, from -6,9% of December 2025). In January, construction prices for residential and non-residential buildings decreased by 0.1% on a monthly basis, as they grew by 1.9% on a yearly basis (from +1.6% of December 2025); road and rail rates increased by 0.1% in terms of economic activity and 0.3% in tendential terms (was +0.1% in December 2025). In the quarter of November2025-January 2026, compared to the previous, the prices of both residential and non-residential buildings and railways remain unchanged.
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