Industrial producer prices rise by 1.2%
Industrial producer prices as a whole were 1.2% higher in July 2017 than in the same period of the previous year. Domestic output prices increased by 2.2% on average, within which the prices of manufacturing, representing a weight of two-thirds, rose by 3.6%, while the prices of energy industry (electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), with a weight of nearly three-tenths, were cut by 1.3% compared to a year earlier. Industrial non-domestic output prices went up by 0.8% compared to July of the previous year.
In July 2017 compared to July 2016:
Industrial domestic output prices rose by 2.2%. Prices in Hungary increased by 1.2% in energy and intermediate producer branches, by 1.3% in capital goods producer and by 5.1% in consumer goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices rose by 0.8%, within which the prices of manufacturing (representing a weight of 95.1%) were up by 0.9%, while the prices of energy industry (having a weight of 4.6%) were cut by 1.1%.
In January–July 2017 compared to January–July 2016:
Domestic output prices increased by 5.0% and non-domestic output prices by 1.9%, so industrial producer prices as a whole were 2.9% higher.
Industrial price indices
(same period of previous year=100.0%)
(%)
| Year, month | Domestic output | Non-domestic output | Producer, total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 July | 96.5 | 98.3 | 97.7 |
| August | 96.7 | 97.4 | 97.2 |
| September | 97.2 | 97.5 | 97.4 |
| October | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.8 |
| November | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.5 |
| December | 101.2 | 100.2 | 100.5 |
| 2017 January | 104.3 | 101.2 | 102.2 |
| February | 107.0 | 102.6 | 104.0 |
| March | 106.7 | 103.0 | 104.2 |
| April | 106.8 | 103.4 | 104.4 |
| May | 104.8 | 101.7 | 102.7 |
| June | 103.2 | 100.8 | 101.5 |
| July | 102.2 | 100.8 | 101.2 |