Industrial producer prices rise by 4.5%
Industrial producer prices as a whole were 4.5% higher in October 2017 than in the same period of the previous year. Domestic output prices increased by 4.5% on average, within which the prices of manufacturing, representing a weight of two-thirds, rose by 5.8% and the prices of energy industry (electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), with a weight of nearly three-tenths, by 1.4% compared to a year earlier. Industrial non-domestic output prices went up by 4.4% compared to October of the previous year.
In October 2017 compared to October 2016:
Industrial domestic output prices rose by 4.5%. Prices in Hungary increased by 4.6% in energy and intermediate producer branches, by 2.2% in capital goods producer and by 4.7% in consumer goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices rose by 4.4%, within which the prices of manufacturing (representing a weight of 95.1%) were up by 4.2% and those of energy industry (having a weight of 4.6%) by 9.4%.
In January–October 2017 compared to January–October 2016:
Domestic output prices increased by 4.8% and non-domestic output prices by 2.3%, so industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.1% higher.
Industrial price indices
(same period of previous year=100.0%)
(%)
Year, month | Domestic output | Non-domestic output | Producer, total |
---|---|---|---|
2016 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 |
October | 104.5 | 104.4 | 104.5 |