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Administrative and support service activities recorded the largest monthly increase in producer prices in El Salvador during october 2026, rising by 1.03%, according to data from the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR). The general index also showed a 0.20% increase compared to september, moving from 140.18 to 140.46 points.
This trend was accompanied by increases in other economic activities. The second-largest rise occurred in the accommodation and food services sector, where prices climbed 0.82%, moving from 160.24 to 161.55 points. In third place were “other service activities,” which saw a 0.69% increase, rising from 123.29 to 124.14 points.
Manufacturing industries also reported a monthly increase of 0.22%, moving from 144.52 to 144.84 points. Meanwhile, real estate activities grew by 0.17%, and the information and telecommunications sector recorded a 0.15% rise.
Other sectors showed more moderate changes. Transportation and storage increased by 0.07%, while arts, entertainment, and recreation activities reported a 0.01% increase during october.
Sectors with stable prices and activities with declines
In contrast, three economic activities recorded no change in their producer prices compared to september: water supply, sanitation, and waste management, which remained at 123.21 points; professional, scientific, and technical activities, at 103.02 points; and education, which stayed at 153.88 points. The monthly decreases were concentrated in two sectors.
The largest decline occurred in the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply sector, where prices fell by 0.80%, moving from 155.86 to 154.61 points. A 0.09% reduction was also observed in human health and social work activities, which dropped from 126.96 to 126.84 points.
Producer price trends over one year
When comparing october 2026 with the same month in 2025, the sector that showed the largest increase was electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply, with a growth of 18.68%. Its prices rose from 130.28 to 154.61 points, representing the highest year-on-year change among the economic activities analyzed.
Real estate activities, as well as transportation and storage, recorded year-on-year increases of 4.13%. Other notable sectors included “other service activities” (3.37%), accommodation and food service activities (2.85%), and manufacturing industries (2.67%).
Other sectors reported more moderate increases compared to october of the previous year: education (2.39%), administrative and support service activities (1.67%), professional, scientific, and technical activities (1.15%), human health and social work activities (0.59%), information and telecommunications (0.20%), and arts, entertainment, and recreation activities (0.07%).
The only activity that recorded a year-on-year decline was water supply, sanitation, and waste management, with a change of -0.15%, falling from 123.40 points in october 2025 to 123.21 points in october 2026. Overall, data from the BCR show that producer price movements varied by economic activity, in both month-on-month and year-on-year comparisons.
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