Producer prices in Croatia rose by 6.2% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 4.9% in July and reaching their highest level since May. Costs in mining and quarrying increased sharply (28.7% vs 13.9% in July), driven by significantly higher prices in the extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas (54.1% vs 19.5%).
Manufacturing prices also continued to climb (5.6% vs 4.3%), with notable increases in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (59.6% vs 38.7%), basic metals (6.2% vs 3.6%), chemicals and chemical products (6.0% vs 5.2%), wearing apparel (2.1% vs 1.5%), and wood and wood products (except furniture), as well as articles of straw and plaiting materials (6.5% vs 6.1%).
Prices in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector inched higher as well (5.6% vs 5.4%). Month-on-month, producer prices increased by 1.3% in August, rebounding from a 0.2% decline in the previous month.
