Producer price indices in September

In September compared to the previous month the producer price index was mainly influenced by the increase in prices in the manufacture of building materials and in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products and by the decrease in prices of food products and in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products. Compared to September of the previous year the prices increased most in energy supply.

Change in the producer price index by economic activity, September 2008

In September 2008 the percentage change in the export price index was 0.1% compared to August and 3.0% compared to September of the previous year.

In September compared to the previous month the export price index was mainly influenced by the increase in prices in the extraction of peat, in the manufacture of precision instruments, machinery and equipment, in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products and by the decrease in prices in the manufacture of food products and in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products.

In September 2008 the percentage change in the import price index was 0.3% compared to August and 8.6% compared to September of the previous year.

In September compared to the previous month the import price index was mainly influenced by the increase in prices of wearing apparel, footwear, paper and paper products and electrical machinery and apparatus and by the decrease in prices of mineral fuels, agricultural products and metals.