The Producer Price Index (PPI) for the 4th quarter of 2006 is 121.6 points, 0.3% higher than in the previous quarter. The PPI for fish products is 128.5 points, 1.1% higher than in the previous quarter (effect on the index 0.5%). The PPI for other manufacturing products is 117.0 points, 0.3% lower than in the previous quarter (-0.2%).
The PPI for domestically sold products is at 106.5 points, 0.2% (0.1%) higher than in the previous quarter and the index for exported products is 130.9 points, 0.4% (0.2%) higher than in the previous quarter. The PPI for exported products, excluding fish products, is 134.4 points, 1.0% (-0.2%) lower than in the previous quarter.
Since the 4th quarter of 2005 the PPI has increased by 21.6%, the PPI for fish products rose by 28.5% and the PPI for other manufacturing products rose by 17.0%.
| The Icelandic Producer Price Index 2005-2006 | |||
| 4th quarter 2005 = 100 | Changes | ||
| Quarterly index | Quarterly | Annually | |
| 2005 | |||
| 4th quarter | 100.0 | -0.3 | -3.2 |
| 2006 | |||
| 1st quarter | 106.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| 2nd quarter | 118.8 | 11.5 | 17.9 |
| 3rd quarter | 121.2 | 2.0 | 20.9 |
| 4th quarter | 121.6 | 0.3 | 21.6 |
| Percentage changes, not seasonally adjusted. | |||
From now on the publishing of the quarterly PPI will be discontinued. Starting in January 2007 the PPI will be compiled as a monthly index with the first release on 27 February 2007, compiled monthly back to the 4th quarter of 2005.
¹ The PPI covers NACE Rev. 1 (ÍSAT95) sections C and D with the exception of groups 22.1, 35.1 and 35.3.