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Story · United Kingdom · 21 Oct 2026

UK producer input prices rose 8.3% over the year to September 2026

UK producer input prices rose 8.3% over the year to September 2026, while factory-gate output prices rose 4.6%.

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Relevance date 21 Oct 2026, 06:00Updated 21 Oct 2026, 06:19Exam relevance 93/100
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Primary sourceOffice for National Statistics →Producer price inflation, UK: September 2026 including services, July to September 2026
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8.3%

Annual producer input prices

4.6%

Annual producer output prices

0.8%

Monthly producer output prices

Exam link: Inflation → real incomes and purchasing power → consumption; policy response depends on the cause

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The Office for National Statistics reported annual producer input-price inflation of 8.3% and annual output-price inflation of 4.6% in September 2026. Over the month, input prices rose 1.5% and output prices rose 0.8%.

What happened

Producer input prices rose 8.3% over the year and rose 1.5% over the month. Factory-gate output prices rose 4.6% over the year and rose 0.8% over the month.

Why it matters

Producer prices track cost pressures facing manufacturers before goods reach consumers. Faster input or factory-gate price growth can contribute to cost-push inflation, depending on firms' ability to absorb or pass on costs.

Economic context

For A-Level Economics, this is current evidence for cost-push inflation, firms' costs and short-run aggregate supply. Producer-price movements do not pass through mechanically to consumer prices, so evaluate market conditions and profit margins.

All key dataExpand
Annual producer input prices
8.3%
Annual producer output prices
4.6%
Monthly producer input prices
1.5%
Monthly producer output prices
0.8%
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Evidence

UK producer input prices rose 8.3% over the year to September 2026, while factory-gate output prices rose 4.6%.

Explain

Producer prices track cost pressures facing manufacturers before goods reach consumers. Faster input or factory-gate price growth can contribute to cost-push inflation, depending on firms' ability to absorb or pass on costs.

Evaluate

For A-Level Economics, this is current evidence for cost-push inflation, firms' costs and short-run aggregate supply. Producer-price movements do not pass through mechanically to consumer prices, so evaluate market conditions and profit margins.

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