Bulgaria posts EU's largest m/m fall in industrial PPI in March

In contrast, Croatia recorded the sole month-on-month increase in industrial PPI among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE) and second-highest in the EU, at 0.2%, the bloc's statistical office said in a data release on Monday. Overall, industrial producer prices in the EU went down 0.5% in March compared to the previous month.

On an annual comparison basis, Bulgaria's industrial PPI declined the most among EU states in SEE, for which data is available, by 12.8%, compared to a bloc average drop of 7.6%.

On the other hand, Greece marked the smallest year-on-year fall in industrial prices in the region, at 1.3%.

Below are the percentage changes in the PPI of EU member states in SEE in March:

Source: Eurostat