Industrial producer prices up by 0.1% in euro area Stable in EU27

In August 2010, compared with the previous month, prices in total industry excluding the energy sector increased by 0.2% in both the euro area and the EU27. In both zones, prices rose by 0.4% for intermediate goods, by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods, and by 0.1% for durable consumer goods. Capital goods fell by 0.1% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU27. Prices in the energy sector decreased by 0.4% and 0.7% respectively.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in the total index were recorded in Estonia (+1.3%), Bulgaria (+0.7%), Belgium (+0.6%) and Ireland (+0.5%). Decreases were observed in the United Kingdom (-0.5%), the Czech Republic (-0.4%), the Netherlands (-0.3%) and Finland (-0.2%).

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