The year-on-year growth was due to a rise of 2.68% in intermediate goods, 1.95% in capital goods and 1.43% in consumer goods. No price changes were registered in the energy sector.

Industrial producer prices for the domestic market went up by 0.98%. Price rises were recorded in capital goods (2.97%), consumer goods (1.51%) and intermediate goods (1.14%). No price changes took place in the energy sector. 

Non-domestic prices increased by 2.28% due to a rise of 2.71% within the non-euro area and 1.49% within the euro area.

In a month-on-month comparison, the producer price index decrease was due to a drop of 1.13% in intermediate goods while no changes were registered in the other sectors.

Prices within the domestic market dropped by 0.20% due to a decrease of 0.88% in the intermediate goods sector. 

Non-domestic prices declined also by 0.64% due to a drop of 0.82% within the non-euro area and 0.29% within the euro area. 

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The growth was chiefly boosted by increases of 2.4% in intermediate goods, 1.31% in consumer goods and 1.27% in capital goods. No price changes were registered within the energy sector.

Focusing on the domestic market, industrial producer prices increased by 0.89%. Rises of price were recorded within intermediate goods (2.09%) and consumer goods (1.3%). No price changes were recorded in the energy and capital goods sectors.

Non-domestic prices increased by 1.93% due to a rise of 2.26% within the non-euro area and 1.34% within the euro area.

Slower growth month-on-month

During June, the producer price index for the total industry registered an increase of 0.54% over May, boosted by rises of 1.34% within intermediate goods. However, the capital goods sector registered a drop of 0.05%. There were no changes in the energy and consumer goods sectors in month-on-month comparison.

The prices of the domestic market rose by 0.03%, due to a growth of 0.13% within the intermediate goods sector. No changes were recorded in other sectors.

In the non-domestic market, prices rose by 0.88% due to an increase of 1.11% within the non-euro area and a growth of 0.40% within the euro area.

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A rise of 8.41% was recorded in intermediate goods in January, as compared to the same month a year earlier. Further slight increases were also seen in consumer goods (0.96%) and capital goods (0.19%). No price changes were registered within the energy sector, however.

Industrial producer prices for the domestic market saw a year-on-year increase of 0.52%. Price increases were recorded within intermediate goods (2.35%), consumer goods (1.54%) and capital goods (0.57%), the NSO figures show.

Non-domestic prices were up by 5.61% due to a rise of 7.13% within the non-euro area and 2.55% within the euro area, the NSO says.

Despite the annual rise, the producer price index for total industry registered a decrease of 0.07% over the previous month; December 2018. The figure was dragged down by a price drop of 0.18% within intermediate goods, supported by unchanged prices within the energy, capital and consumer goods sectors, NSO figures show. Prices within the domestic market remained constant, and non-domestic prices declined by 0.12%, the NSO adds.

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