Latvia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) moved back into positive territory in March 2026, registering a 0.8% year-over-year increase, according to data updated on 23 April 2026. This marks a clear turnaround from February 2026, when producer prices were down 0.8% compared with the same month a year earlier.
The shift from a negative to a positive annual change suggests that price pressures at the producer level have strengthened over the course of early 2026. While specific sector drivers are not detailed in the release, the move may signal changing cost conditions for Latvian manufacturers and could, over time, feed into consumer prices.
The figures are based on year-over-year comparisons, with the “previous” indicator reflecting the annual change in February 2026 and the “actual” indicator capturing the change in March 2026 relative to March 2025. Investors and policymakers will be watching upcoming releases to see whether March’s return to producer-price inflation proves to be the start of a sustained trend.
