Industrial producer prices rise by 4.1%
Industrial producer prices as a whole were 4.1% higher in September 2017 than in the same period of the previous year. Domestic output prices increased by 4.8% on average, within which the prices of manufacturing, representing a weight of two-thirds, rose by 6.2% and the prices of energy industry (electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), with a weight of nearly three-tenths, by 1.6% compared to a year earlier. Industrial non-domestic output prices went up by 3.7% compared to September of the previous year.
In September 2017 compared to September 2016:
Industrial domestic output prices rose by 4.8%. Prices in Hungary increased by 4.8% in energy and intermediate producer branches, by 2.7% in capital goods producer and by 5.2% in consumer goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices rose by 3.7%, within which the prices of manufacturing (representing a weight of 95.1%) were up by 3.6% and the prices of energy industry (having a weight of 4.6%) by 5.9%.
In January–September 2017 compared to January–September 2016:
Domestic output prices increased by 4.9% and non-domestic output prices by 2.1%, so industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.0% higher.
Industrial price indices
(same period of previous year=100.0%)
(%)
| Year, month | Domestic output | Non-domestic output | Producer, total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 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 |
| August | 104.1 | 101.6 | 102.4 |
| September | 104.8 | 103.7 | 104.1 |