The producer price index (PPI) increased by 0.7% between February and March 2019. The prices of food increased by 1.2% (effect on the index 0.2), price of marine products increased by 1.0% (0.2%), prices of power intensive industry products increased by 0.5% (0.2%), price of other manufacturing industry increased by 0.4% (0.1%) in the same period.
The PPI increased by 8.2% from March 2018 to March 2019. Thereof prices of marine products increased by 15.4%, prices of other manufacturing industry increased by 7.4%, prices of power intensive industry products increased by 5.5% and prices of food increased by 4.2% in the same period.
Exported products have increased by 10.6% in one year, while products sold domestically have increased by 4.0%.
| Producer Price Index in March 2019 | ||||
| Monthly changes | ||||
| Index | Effect on | Annual | ||
| 4. quarter 2005 = 100 | % | index % | changes % | |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | 208.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| By industries | ||||
| Marine products | 279.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 15.4 |
| Power intensive industry produc | 209.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| Food production | 181.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Other manufacturing industry | 150.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| By markets | ||||
| Domestic sales | 171.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Exported products | 231.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
