NEWS RELEASE PRICES 28 FEBRUARY 2019

The producer price index (PPI) decreased by 1.0% between December 2018 and January 2019. Thereof prices of power intensive industry products decreased by 1.9% (effect on the index -0.6%), price of other manufacturing industry decreased by 3.0% (-0.6%). The prices of marine products increased by 0.6% (0.1%) and prices of food products increased by 0.6% (0.1%).

The PPI increased by 8.4% from January 2018 to January 2019. Thereof prices of marine products increased by 11.9%, prices of power intensive industry products increased by 10.6%, prices of other manufacturing industry increased by 4.5% and prices of food increased by 3.5% in the same period.

Exported products have increased by 11.3% in one year, while products sold domestically have increased by 3.0%.

Producer Price Index in January 2019
  Monthly changes 
  Index Effect on Annual
 4. quarter 2005 = 100 % index % changes %
Producer Price Index (PPI)210.5-1.0-18.4
By industries 
Marine products281.10.60.111.9
Power intensive industry produ214.1-1.9-0.610.6
Food production179.50.60.13.5
Other manufacturing industry150.3-3.0-0.64.5
By markets 
Domestic sales171.0-1.5-0.53.0
Exported products235.1-0.8-0.511.3

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