FX.co ★ Lithuania Producer Prices Hit 3-Year High

Producer prices in Lithuania rose by 6.5% year-on-year in March 2026, rebounding from an upwardly revised 2.9% decline in February. This was the strongest increase in producer prices since March 2023 and the first annual rise since December 2024. The upturn was largely driven by a sharp recovery in the manufacturing sector, where prices advanced 6.7% after a 3.6% drop in the previous month. Within manufacturing, prices of coke and refined petroleum products jumped 40.8%, reversing a 15.3% fall.

Prices also returned to growth in the mining and quarrying sector, increasing 0.5% after a 3.6% decline, and continued to rise in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (6.9% vs 6.2% in February). In contrast, producer inflation in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities eased to 2.3% from 4.8%.

On a monthly basis, producer prices climbed 8.1%, the fastest rate on record, accelerating from a 1.3% increase in the previous month.