Factory gate prices for UK-manufactured goods rose 3.4% year-on-year in December 2025, unchanged from the previous month. All ten product groups contributed upward pressure to the annual rate, with the largest contribution coming from food products, where prices increased by 4.3%, slightly accelerating from a 4.2% rise in November, partly driven by higher prices for processed and preserved meat. Inflation also picked up for textiles (4.9% vs 4.8%) and rebounded for paper and paper products (0.2% vs -0.2%) as well as coke and refined petroleum products (0.1% vs -0.6%). Meanwhile, price growth for motor vehicles and other transport equipment eased to 6.3% from 7.2%, exerting downward pressure on the annual rate. Costs also rose at a slower pace for basic metals (3.6% vs 4.0%) and chemical and pharmaceutical products (1.8% vs 2.1%). On a monthly basis, producer output prices were unchanged, compared with November and market expectations of a 0.1% gain. source: Office for National Statistics

Producer Prices in the United Kingdom increased 3.40 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in the United Kingdom averaged 5.04 percent from 1964 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 27.80 percent in January of 1975 and a record low of -7.30 percent in July of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Producer Prices Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Producer Prices in the United Kingdom increased 3.40 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in the United Kingdom is expected to be 2.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 1.90 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-17 07:00 AM
PPI Output YoY
Nov 3.4% 3.6% 3.4%
2026-01-21 07:00 AM
PPI Output YoY
Dec 3.4% 3.4% 3.3%
2026-02-18 07:00 AM
PPI Output YoY
Jan 3.4% 3.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 140.10 139.50 points Dec 2025
Core Consumer Prices 136.70 136.30 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.20 3.20 percent Dec 2025
Core Producer Prices 142.40 142.60 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 148.40 148.30 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 139.20 137.30 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 4.50 4.20 percent Dec 2025
GDP Deflator 108.20 107.00 points Sep 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.40 3.20 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 -0.20 percent Dec 2025
PPI Output MoM 0.00 0.10 percent Dec 2025
Producer Prices 144.60 144.60 points Dec 2025
PPI Output YoY 3.40 3.40 percent Dec 2025
Retail Price Index YoY 4.20 3.80 percent Dec 2025


United Kingdom Producer Prices Change
In the United Kingdom, the Producer Price Index (PPI) is a monthly survey that measures the price changes of goods bought and sold by manufacturers and provides an important measure of inflation. The factory gate price (the output price) is the price of goods sold by UK manufacturers. It includes costs such as labour, raw materials and energy, as well as interest on loans, site or building maintenance, or rent and excludes taxes..
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.40 3.40 27.80 -7.30 1964 - 2025 percent Monthly

News Stream
UK Producer Inflation Steady at 3.4%
Factory gate prices for UK-manufactured goods rose 3.4% year-on-year in December 2025, unchanged from the previous month. All ten product groups contributed upward pressure to the annual rate, with the largest contribution coming from food products, where prices increased by 4.3%, slightly accelerating from a 4.2% rise in November, partly driven by higher prices for processed and preserved meat. Inflation also picked up for textiles (4.9% vs 4.8%) and rebounded for paper and paper products (0.2% vs -0.2%) as well as coke and refined petroleum products (0.1% vs -0.6%). Meanwhile, price growth for motor vehicles and other transport equipment eased to 6.3% from 7.2%, exerting downward pressure on the annual rate. Costs also rose at a slower pace for basic metals (3.6% vs 4.0%) and chemical and pharmaceutical products (1.8% vs 2.1%). On a monthly basis, producer output prices were unchanged, compared with November and market expectations of a 0.1% gain.
2026-01-21
UK Producer Inflation Slows to 3.4%
Factory gate prices for UK-manufactured goods rose 3.4% year-on-year in November 2025, easing from an over two-year high of 3.6% in October. The main downward pressure came from coke and refined petroleum products, where prices fell 0.6% year-on-year in November, unchanged from October. Meanwhile, seven out of ten product groups made upward contributions to the annual inflation rate, led by food products as well as motor vehicles and other transport equipment. Prices for food products rose 4.2%, slowing from a 4.6% increase in October, partly driven by higher prices for processed and preserved meat, which also accounted for the largest contribution to the change in the annual inflation rate. Costs for motor vehicles and other transport equipment climbed 7.2%, accelerating from a 6.6% rise in the previous period. On a monthly basis, producer output prices increased 0.1%, matching the revised figure for October, and in line with expectations.
2025-12-17
UK Producer Prices Rise Most Since 2023
Factory gate prices for UK-manufactured goods rose 3.6% year-on-year in October 2025, following an upwardly revised 3.5% gain in September, marking the largest increase since May 2023. Out of the ten product groups, nine made upward contributions to annual output inflation, led by food products, motor vehicles, and other transport equipment. Prices for food products increased 4.6%, unchanged from September, while motor vehicles and transport equipment rose 6.6%, edging up from 6.5% previously. Inflation also picked up for basic metals, fabricated metal products, and machinery, rising 4.1% after a 3.5% gain in September. Meanwhile, the only downward contribution came from coke and refined petroleum products, where prices fell 1.4%, easing from the 2.6% decline in the prior period. On a monthly basis, producer output prices were unchanged, at the same pace as in September, as expected.
2025-11-19