ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In August, according to Istat data, industrial production prices rise by 2.4% on a monthly basis and by 10.9% on an annual basis (from +7.7% of July). On the domestic market prices increase by 3.1% compared to July and accelerate their growth on an annual basis (+13.5%, +9.3% of the previous month). Net of the energy sector, instead, the prices record a conjunctural increase content (+0.3%) and a tendential increase substantially stable (+3.3%, was +3.2% in July). On the foreign market prices increase by 0.3% on a monthly basis (+0.4% euro area, +0.3% non euro area) and 3.9% on an annual basis (+4.0% euro area, +3.8% non euro area). In the quarter of June-August 2026, compared to the previous one, the prices for the production of the industry grow by 2.3% (+2.7% internal market, +1.1% foreign market).
In August, among the manufacturing activities, the largest tendential increments concern coke and refined petroleum products (+72.6% internal market, +10.6% euro area, +49.2% non euro area), chemicals (+10.2% internal market, +7.4% non euro area), metallurgy and manufacturing of metal products, excluding machines and plants (+7.3% internal market, +7.8% euro area) and other manufacturing industries, repair and installation On the internal market, the tendential growth of the prices of the supply of electricity and gas is in decisive acceleration (+26.3%, from +14,7% of July). In August, construction prices for residential and non-residential buildings are stable on a monthly basis as they grow by 2.9% on an annual basis (from +3.3% of July); roads and railways increase by 1.1% in economic terms and 5.7% in tendential terms (it was +4.4% in July). In the quarter of June-August 2026, compared to the previous, the prices of residential and non-residential buildings grow by 1.0%, those of Roads and Railways by 0.6%.
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