Producer price inflation, UK - September 2025 including services July to September 2025

22nd October 2025

Changes in the prices of goods bought and sold by UK manufacturers including price indices of materials and fuels purchased (input prices) and factory gate prices (output prices).

Also including quarterly estimates monitoring the changes in prices charged for services provided to UK-based customers for a range of industries.

Producer input prices rose by 0.8% in the year to September 2025, up from a rise of 0.2% in the year to August 2025.

Producer output (factory gate) prices rose by 3.4% in the year to September 2025, up from a rise of 3.1% in the year to August 2025.

On a monthly basis, producer input prices fell by 0.1% and producer output (factory gate) prices showed no movement in September 2025.

Services producer prices rose by 2.1% in the year to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2025, compared with a rise of 1.7% in the year to Quarter 2 (Apr to June).

On a quarterly basis, services producer prices rose by 0.9% in Quarter 3 2025.

Of the 10 product groups for the input Producer Price Index (PPI), 6 made upward contributions to the annual inflation rate in September 2025. The largest of these came from inputs of domestic food, and inputs of metals and non-metallic mineral products.

The prices of inputs of domestic food rose by 3.9% in the year to September 2025, compared with a rise of 4.1% in the year to August 2025 (Table 1).

The prices of inputs of metals and non-metallic mineral products rose by 2.1% in the year to September 2025, compared with a rise of 1.4% in the year to August 2025 (Table 1).

The largest offsetting downward contribution to the annual inflation rate came from inputs of crude oil. The prices of inputs of crude oil fell by 11.5% in the year to September 2025, compared with a fall of 16.4% in the year to August 2025 (Table 1).

Inputs of crude oil also provided the largest contribution to the change in the annual inflation rate between August and September 2025. While prices for inputs of crude oil fell in the year to September 2025, the fall was smaller than in the year to August 2025.

Output prices
Of the 10 product groups for the output Producer Price Index (PPI), 9 made upward contributions to the annual inflation rate in September 2025. The largest of these came from outputs of food products, and outputs of motor vehicles and other transport equipment.

Prices for food products rose by 4.6% in the year to September 2025, compared with a rise of 4.7% in the year to August 2025 (Table 3).

Prices for motor vehicles and other transport equipment rose by 6.4% in the year to September 2025, compared with a rise of 6.5% in the year to August 2025 (Table 3).

The only offsetting downward contribution to the annual inflation rate came from outputs of coke and refined petroleum products. Prices for these products fell 3.5% in the year to September 2025, compared with a fall of 9.1% in the year to August 2025 (Table 3).

Coke and refined petroleum products also provided the largest contribution to the change in the annual inflation rate between August and September 2025.

Services producer prices
Of the 9 product groups for the Services Producer Price Index (SPPI), 7 made upward contributions to the annual inflation rate in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2025. The largest of these came from administrative and support services, and accommodation and food services.

Prices for administrative and support services rose by 6.0% in the year to Quarter 3 2025, compared with a rise of 4.7% in the year to Quarter 2 (Apr to June) (Table 4).

Accommodation and food services also provided the largest contribution to the change in the annual inflation rate between Quarter 2 and Quarter 3 2025, with prices rising by 3.3% in the year to Quarter 3 2025, compared with a rise of 1.3% in the year to Quarter 2 (Table 4).

The largest offsetting downward contribution to the annual inflation rate came from information and communication services, with prices falling 0.2% in the year to Quarter 3 2025 (Table 4).

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