Poland’s August industrial output slows as producer inflation accelerates

Sep 18, 2026 06:05 (36d ago)

Poland’s industrial output rose 4.3% year on year in August 2026, while producer prices increased 4.2%.
Industrial production fell 7.5% month on month, while annual producer-price growth accelerated from July’s revised 3.1%.
Manufacturing growth slowed, but mining and utility output accelerated; producer-price growth increased in mining, manufacturing and utilities.

Poland’s industrial output rose 4.3% year on year in August 2026, slowing from a revised 4.9% increase in July, missing the 6.8% forecast and marking the weakest annual growth since April. Separately, producer prices increased 4.2% year on year, accelerating from an upwardly revised 3.1% in July, exceeding expectations of 3.6% and reaching their highest annual rate since April 2023. Industrial production fell 7.5% month on month, while producer prices rose 0.6%; January-August industrial output increased 3.5% year on year and producer prices rose 1.3%.