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Published: 17 October 2006
Producer Price Indices in September 2006
Producer prices for manufactured goods rose by 4.8 per cent, export prices by 3.3 per cent and import prices by 5.5 per cent from September 2005 to this year's September. The basic price index for domestic supply went up by 5.8 per cent in the year. The year-on-year change in the wholesale price index amounted to 5.9 per cent.
The increase in the producer prices for manufactured goods was particularly attributable to risen prices of copper and nickel, electricity, and chemicals and chemical products from September 2005. The rise in the prices was curbed by falls in the prices of oil products and electrical products.
From August to September, producer prices for manufactured goods went up by 0.1 per cent. This was mainly due to higher prices of chemicals and chemical products. The rise in the prices was curbed by falls in the prices of oil products.
Month-on-month and year-on-year changes in Producer Price Indices in September 2006
| Indices (2000=100) |
Point figure 09/2006 |
Change 08/2006 - 09/2006 |
Change 09/2005 - 09/2006 |
| Producer price index for manufactured products, total | 100.8 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Export price index | 92.6 | -0.5 | 3.3 |
| Import price index | 111.6 | -1.6 | 5.5 |
| Basic pride index for domestic supply | 111.1 | -0.1 | 5.8 |
| Wholesale price index | 109.0 | -0.1 | 5.9 |
Source: Producer Price Indices 2006, September. Statistics Finland
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Last updated 17.10.2006
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