Press Release: Export Price Index (IPRIX) and Import Price Index (IPRIM) of Industrial Products. Base 2021. August 2025. Provisional data.

Main results

The annual rate of the IPRIX stood at -0.1% in August, two tenths lower than that registered in July.
The annual variation of the IPRIM was -2.4%, the same as the previous month.

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Annual evolution of export prices

The annual rate of the Export Price Index (IPRIX) in August was -0.1%, two tenths lower than that registered in July.

By the economic use of the goods, the only industrial sector that had a negative effect on the annual rate of the IPRIX was:

Energy, which presented an annual variation of -7.3%, 9.5 points below that of July, resulting from lower prices of Electric power generation, transmission and distribution as compared with the increase recorded in August 2024.

On the other hand, the industrial sectors which had a positive influence worth noting are:

Capital goods, whose rate increased by five tenths to stand at 2.3%, due to the increase in prices in the Manufacture of motor vehicles, which had fallen in the same month last year.

The annual variation of the general index excluding Energy increased by four tenths, to 0.1%, standing two tenths above that of the general IPRIX.

Annual evolution of the IPRIX

General index and general index without Energy. Percentage

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Evolution of industrial prices, combining domestic and foreign markets

The Industrial Price Index for the domestic and foreign market, which is the result of aggregating the IPRI and the IPRIX, decreased its annual rate by 1.4 points in August, to -1.1%. As for the annual variation of the general index without Energy, it rose by three tenths, to -0.1%.

Annual evolution of the IPRI+IPRIX

General index and general index without Energy. Percentage

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Monthly evolution of export prices

In August, industrial export prices recorded a monthly rate of -0.1% as compared with July.

A more detailed analysis shows the activities that most affected the monthly rate of the IPRIX in August.

Activities with the greatest positive impact on the monthly rate of the IPRIX. August 2025

Activities with the greatest negative contribution to the monthly rate of the IPRIX. August 2025

Annual evolution of import prices

The Import Price Index (IPRIM) recorded an annual rate of 2.4% in August, the same as in July.

By economic use, the only industrial sector with a negative influence on the variation of the annual rate of the IPRIM was:

Energy,with an annual rate of -11.0%, 1.4 points below that of the previous month, as a result of the drop in the prices of Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction, higher than that of the same month last year, and to a lesser extent, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, whose prices went up in August of last year.

Among the industrial sectors with a positive influence are:

Non-durable consumer goods, with a variation of -0.2%, seven tenths below that of July, due to rising prices in the Food industry, which had fallen in the same month of 2024.

The annual variation rate of the overall index excluding Energy increased four tenths, to -0.3%, which is 2.1 points above the rate of the general IPRIM.

Annual evolution of the IPRIM

General index and general index without Energy. Percentage

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Monthly evolution of import prices

In August, the monthly variation of the Import Price Index was -0.1%.

A more detailed analysis shows the activities that most affected the monthly rate of the IPRIM in August.

Activities with the greatest positive impact on the monthly rate of the IPRIM. August 2025

Activities with the greatest negative impact on the monthly rate of the IPRIM. August 2025

Data revisions and updates

The INE has updated the IPRIX and IPRIM data for the last three months, making the May 2025 data final. All the results of this operation are available at INEbase.

In accordance with the Commission's Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137, the INE has begun to work on incorporating the new National Classification of Economic Activities CNAE-2025 in all its statistical operations.

In the case of IPRIX and IPRIM, the first publication of results with CNAE-2025 will take place in February 2028.

Methodological note

The Export Price Index (IPRIX) is a short-term indicator that measures the monthly evolution of the prices of industrial products manufactured in the domestic market and sold in the foreign market.

On the other hand, the Import Price Index (IPRIM) is a short-term indicator that measures the monthly evolution of the prices of industrial products from the rest of the world.

In order to obtain them, a continuous monthly survey is conducted, which every month investigates industrial establishments that carry out operations in the foreign market.

Type of survey:: monthly continuous survey.
Base year:: 2021.
Reference period of the weightings:: the year preceding the current year.
Population scope:: industrial establishments.
Sample size:: 4,100 industrial establishments for the IPRIX and 5,200 for the IPRIM.
Number of observations:: In the IPRIX approximately 15,000 monthly prices of 1,700 products and in the IPRIM about 19,000 prices of 2,100 products.
General calculation method:: Laspeyres’ Chain Index.
Collection method:: internet (IRIA system), e-mail, fax, telephone or postal mail.

For more information you can access the methodologies (IPRIX and IPRIM) and the standardised methodological report.

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