Producer prices in Bulgaria rose 15.2% year-on-year in April 2026, sharply accelerating from an 8.1% increase in March and marking the fastest pace since March 2025. The upturn was driven mainly by mining and quarrying, where prices jumped 64.3% (vs 40.4% in March), supported by a surge in the mining of metal ores (115.2% vs 70.4%) and a further rise in other mining and quarrying (5.3% vs 4.6%).
Manufacturing inflation also strengthened, with prices up 7.5% (vs 4.9% in March), reflecting larger increases in basic metals (19.8% vs 13.4%) and in chemicals and chemical products (12.7% vs 4.9%). Energy-related cost pressures intensified significantly, as prices in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply climbed 16.6% (vs 0.8%).
By main industrial groupings, prices of intermediate goods rose 16.5% (vs 10.9%), while energy goods surged 28.4% (vs 6.3%). On a monthly basis, producer prices increased 1.9% in April, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in March.
