The producer price index (PPI) increased by 1.3% between April and May 2019.
Prices of marine products increased by 2.5% (effect on the index 0.6%), prices of other manufacturing industry increased by 1.4% (0.3%), prices of food increased by 0.8% (0.2%) and prices of power intensive industry products increased by 0.6% (0.2%).
The PPI increased by 7.8% from May 2018 to May 2019. Thereof prices of marine products increased by 18.5%, prices of other manufacturing industry increased by 12.7% and prices of food increased by 5.2% prices of power intensive industry products decreased by 1% in the same period.
Exported products have increased by 8.9% in one year, while products sold domestically have increased by 5.7%.
| Producer Price Index in May 2019 | ||||
| Monthly changes | ||||
| Index | Effect on | Annual | ||
| 4. quarter 2005 = 100 | % | index % | changes % | |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | 212.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| By industries | ||||
| Marine products | 290.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 18.5 |
| Power intensive industry produc | 210.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Food production | 182.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Other manufacturing industry | 153.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 12.7 |
| By markets | ||||
| Domestic sales | 172.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Exported products | 237.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
