NEWS RELEASE PRICES 30 AUGUST 2018

The producer price index (PPI) decreased by 0.3% between June and July 2018. Prices of power intensive industry products decreased by 2.2% (effect on the index
-0.7%), other industry prices increased by 1.9% (0.4%).

The PPI has increased by 9.0% from June 2017 to July 2018. Thereof prices of power intensive industry products increased by 22.6%, marine products increased by 6.2% and prices of food increased by 0.8% while other manufacturing industry decreased by 0.5% in the same period.

Exported products have increased by 13.5% in one year, while products sold domestically have increased by 1.2%.

Producer Price Index in July 2018
    Monthly changes  
  Index   Effect on Annual
  4. quarter 2005 = 100  %  index % changes %
         
Producer Price Index (PPI) 201.1 -0.3 -0.3 9.0
By industries        
Marine products 249.7 -0.1 0.0 6.2
Power intensive industry products 217.2 -2.2 -0.7 22.6
Food production 174.5 0.3 0.0 0.8
Other manufacturing industry 140.4 1.9 0.4 -0.5
         
By markets        
Domestic sales 164.6 0.3 0.1 1.2
Exported products 224.0 -0.6 -0.4 13.5

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