ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In December, industrial production prices decrease by 0.7% on a monthly basis and 1.4% on an annual basis (was -0.2% in November). On the internal market prices decrease by 0.9% compared to November and by 2.0% on an annual basis (from -0.3% of the previous month). Net of the energy sector, prices are stable in conjunctural terms and show a tendential growth in slight attenuation (+0.9%, from +1.0% of November).
On the foreign market prices decrease by 0.3% on a monthly basis (-0.2% euro area, -0.3% non euro area) while they grow by 0.3% on an annual basis (+0.6% euro area, -0.1% non euro area). In the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the previous, the prices to the production of the industry increase by 0.2% (+0.1% internal market, +0.4% foreign market).
In December, among the manufacturing activities, the broadest tendencies concern the coke sectors and refined petroleum products (-7.9% internal market, -13.0% euro area, -13.3% non euro area), chemicals (-4.4% non euro area) and wood, paper and printing industry (-4.2% euro area).
The highest tendential increases, on the other hand, are found for basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+3.4% internal market), metallurgy and manufacture of metal products, excluding machines and plants (+2.9% internal market), other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machines and equipment (+2.9% internal market, +4.8% euro area, +9.1% non euro area), food industries, beverages and tobacco and transport (repeace).
On the internal market, the trend of electricity and gas supply prices is further expanded (-6.9%, from -3.8% of November).
On average, industrial production prices rose by 1.8% in 2025 (-4.2% in 2024); growth is more sustained on the domestic market (+2.7%; it was -5.7% the previous year) than the foreign market (+0.6%; -0.6% in 2024).
In December, construction prices for residential and non-residential buildings grew by 0.2% on a monthly basis and 1.5% on a yearly basis (from +1.8% of November); Roads and railways flead by 0.5% in economic terms while they grow by 0.2% in tendential terms (was +0.9% in November). In the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the previous, both residential and non-residential buildings and railways recorded a modest decline (for both -0.1%). In the mean of 2025, the prices for the production of residential and non-residential buildings grow by 1.2%, those of roads and railways of 0.3% (respectively -1.1% and -1.6% in 2024).
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