Industrial producer prices rise by 3.9%
Industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.9% higher in December 2017 than in the same period of the previous year. Domestic output prices increased by 3.6% on average, within which the prices of manufacturing, representing a weight of two-thirds, rose by 5.2%, while the prices of energy industry (electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), with a weight of nearly three-tenths, hardly changed (+0.1%) compared to a year earlier. Industrial non-domestic output prices went up by 4.0% compared to December of the previous year. In 2017 as a whole, industrial producer prices were 3.3% higher than in 2016.
In December 2017 compared to December 2016:
Industrial domestic output prices rose by 3.6%. Prices in Hungary increased by 3.7% in energy and intermediate producer branches, by 2.6% in capital goods producer and by 3.4% in consumer goods producer branches out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry.
Industrial non-domestic output prices rose by 4.0%, within which they were up by 3.9% in manufacturing (representing a weight of 95.1%) and by 6.5% in energy industry (having a weight of 4.6%).
In 2017 compared to the previous year:
Industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.3% higher. Domestic output prices rose by 4.7% on average, within which manufacturing prices by 6.7% and prices in energy industry by 0.4% compared to the previous year.
Out of the end-use groups of the producer branches of industry, industrial domestic output prices increased by 5.0% in energy and intermediate producer branches. Prices were up by 2.3% in capital goods producer and by 4.6% in consumer goods producer branches.
Industrial non-domestic output prices went up by 2.6%. Within this, manufacturing prices were 2.5% and prices in energy industry, representing small weight, 4.0% higher.
Industrial price indices
(same period of previous year=100.0%)
(%)
| Year, month | Domestic output | Non-domestic output | Producer, total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 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 |
| November | 104.8 | 104.4 | 104.5 |
| December | 103.6 | 104.0 | 103.9 |