{"id":"uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","canonicalSlug":"uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","language":"en","title":"UK factory-gate prices rise 3.7% over year to August","summary":"Both input and output producer-price inflation increased as petroleum products pushed on costs and selling prices.","body":["UK producer input prices rose 6.1% in the year to August 2026, while factory-gate output prices increased 3.7%, the Office for National Statistics reported. The respective annual rates in July were revised to 5.8% and 3.3%.","On the month, input prices rose 0.3% and output prices 0.7%. Refined petroleum products were a major factor in the increase in output prices; the latest 12 months of these producer-price estimates remain subject to revision."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"UK factory-gate prices rise 3.7% over year to August\n\nBoth input and output producer-price inflation increased as petroleum products pushed on costs and selling prices.\n\nUK producer input prices rose 6.1% in the year to August 2026, while factory-gate output prices increased 3.7%, the Office for National Statistics reported. The respective annual rates in July were revised to 5.8% and 3.3%.\n\nOn the month, input prices rose 0.3% and output prices 0.7%. Refined petroleum products were a major factor in the increase in output prices; the latest 12 months of these producer-price estimates remain subject to revision.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-16","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-16","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:18:42Z","sources":[{"name":"Office for National Statistics","url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/producerpriceinflation/august2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-16"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/uk-producer-prices-rise-august-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}