Producer prices for services grew by 3.6 per cent year-on-year in July to September 2026

Product groups driving the changes in indices

Compared with the previous year’s third quarter, the rise in producer price indices for services in total (Business to All, BtoAll) was particularly caused by higher prices of human health services, land transport services and transport services via pipelines, and warehousing and support services for transportation. The increase in BtoAll prices was curbed, among other things, by lower prices of rental and operating services of own or leased real estate, and wireless telecommunications services communication services compared with Q3 2025.

The year-on-year increase in the prices of services for enterprises and the public sector (Business to Business, BtoB) was driven especially by higher prices of land transport services and transport services via pipelines, human health services, and warehousing and support services for transportation. The increase in BtoB prices was curbed, among other things, by lower prices of telecommunications services, rental and operating services of own or leased real estate, and rental and leasing services compared with Q3 2025.

Prices of services sold to households (Business to Consumer, BtoC) increased in Q3 2026 year-on-year, particularly due to higher prices of human health services, food and beverage serving services, and rental and leasing services. The increase was curbed, among other things, by fallen prices of rental and operating services of own or leased real estate, and other passenger land transport services compared with a year ago.

Producer price indices for services currently cover about 75 per cent of all market services. The coverage is nearly 90 per cent when wholesale and retail trade services are excluded from the analysis.