Press release No. 414 of 20 November 2025
Producer prices of industrial products (domestic sales), October 2025
-1.8% on the same month a year earlier
+0.1% on the previous month
WIESBADEN – The producer prices of industrial products were 1.8% lower in October 2025 than in October 2024. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was the eighth consecutive decrease in producer prices compared with the same month of the previous year. Compared with the previous month, producer prices in October 2025 were up 0.1%.
In October 2025, lower energy prices continued to be the main reason for the year-on-year decline in producer prices. Intermediate goods were also less expensive than a year earlier. By contrast, capital goods, non-durable consumer goods and durable consumer goods cost more than a year earlier. When energy prices are excluded, producer prices in October 2025 rose by 0.8% on the same month of the previous year, and were down 0.1% compared with September 2025.
Energy prices down year on year
Energy prices in October 2025 were down 7.5% from the same month a year earlier. Compared with September 2025, energy prices rose by 0.4%. Lower prices for natural gas (distribution) had the biggest influence on the year-on-year rate of change for energy. Across all customer groups, natural gas prices declined by 12.1% compared with October 2024.
The price of electricity was also considerably lower (-8.3%) than in October 2024, while district heating was only slightly less expensive (-0.6%) than in the same month of the previous year.
Mineral oil product prices were down 4.3% from October 2024, with heating oil costing 2.7% less than a year earlier. By contrast, motor fuel prices were up 0.3% on the same month of the previous year.
Price increases for capital goods, non-durable and durable consumer goods
Capital goods prices in October 2025 were up 1.9% year on year (+0.2% compared with September 2025). Machinery cost 1.7% more than in October 2024. The prices of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers increased by 1.1% compared with October 2024.
Non-durable consumer goods produced and sold in Germany were 2.3% more expensive than in the same month a year earlier (-0.7% from September 2025), with food prices also up 2.3% on the previous year. However, they were down 1.2% from September 2025. Compared with the same month of the previous year, beef (+34.3%) and coffee (+24.7%) were much more expensive. On the other hand, the prices of butter (-21.8%), sugar (-18.3%) and pork (-9.2%) were considerably lower than a year earlier. Month on month, butter prices were down 12.2%.
Durable consumer goods cost 1.7% more in October 2025 than in the same month a year earlier (+0.1% compared with September 2025).
Lower prices for intermediate goods compared with October 2024
Intermediate goods prices in October 2025 were down 0.5% year on year (+0.1% on September 2025).
The year-on-year decline was mainly attributable to lower prices of basic chemicals (-2.1%) and paper and paper products (-1.5%). Prepared feeds for farm animals (-6.3%) and cereal flours (-3.1%) also cost considerably less than in October 2024.
By contrast, year-on-year price increases were particularly recorded for metals (+1.1%). The prices of precious metals such as gold (+43.0%), platinum (+35.4%) and silver (+37.7%) increased substantially compared with October 2024. Compared with September 2025, the gold price rose by 13.9%, the platinum price increased by 9.0% and the silver price was up 17.6%. Copper and semi-finished copper products (+3.5%) also cost more than a year earlier. By contrast, basic iron, steel and ferro-alloys (-5.1%) were less expensive than in October 2024, including reinforcing steel (-2.0%).
Wood and products of wood and cork (+5.4%) also cost more than in the same moth of the previous year, including coniferous timber (+13.8%) and non-coniferous timber (+2.0%). Large year-on-year price increases were recorded for pellets, briquettes and logs (+29.8%; +11.0% compared with September 2025).
Glass and glass products (+2.6%) were also more expensive than a year earlier. Higher prices were observed for shaped and processed flat glass (+4.2%), while hollow glass (-4.5%) cost less than in October 2024.
Methodological notes:
The producer price index for industrial products measures the development of prices for products produced and sold in Germany by the mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and energy and water supply sectors. All charges and taxes on goods are included, except value-added tax. The index therefore reflects price developments at an early stage of the economic process. The 15th of each reference month is the survey reference date. The current base year of the producer price index for industrial products is 2021. The basket of goods and the index weighting refer to this base year.
More information:
The statistical report (only in German) on producer price indices of industrial products (domestic sales) also includes the latest results. Long time series for the overall index are also available in the table on producer price indices for industrial products (61241-0002) and for sub-indices in the table on producer price indices for industrial products (61241-0004) in the GENESIS-Online database.
Information on CO₂ pricing under the Fuel Emission Allowance Trading Act is provided on the "Producer price index for industrial products" page.
Producer prices of industrial products can also be found on the Economic Dashboard, which is part of Dashboard Germany (www.dashboard-deutschland.de) (only in German). In this data portal, the Federal Statistical Office brings together up-to-date indicators from official statistics producers and other data providers on the topics of the economy, finance, the labour market, construction, housing, energy and Ukraine. The portal also contains the Economic Pulse Monitor (only in German) tool for real-time economic monitoring.