Compared with September, European industrial producer prices in October fell by 0.3 in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2 percent in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Compared with October 2014, industrial producer prices fell by 3.1 percent in the euro area and by 3.5 percent in the EU28
The 0.3 percent decrease in industrial producer prices in total industry in the euro area in October 2015, compared with September 2015, is due to price falls of 0.4 percent for both intermediate goods and energy and of 0.2 percent for non-durable consumer goods, while prices remained stable for both capital goods and durable consumer goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy fell by 0.2 percent.
In the EU28, the 0.2 percent decrease is due to price falls of 0.4 percent for intermediate goods, of 0.3 percent in the energy sector and of 0.1 percent for non-durable consumer goods, while prices remained stable for both capital goods and durable consumer goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy also fell by 0.2 percent.
The largest decreases in industrial producer prices were observed in Ireland (-1.1 percent), Spain and Hungary (both -0.7 percent), Bulgaria, Lithuania and the Netherlands (all -0.6 percent). The only increases were observed in Sweden (+0.7 percent), Denmark (+0.5 percent), Estonia (+0.4 percent) and France (+0.1 percent)
In a year-over-year comparison, the 3.1 percent decrease in industrial producer prices in total industry in the euro area in October 2015, compared with October 2014, is due to price falls of 9.7 percent in the energy sector, of 1.9 percent for intermediate goods and of 0.2 percent for nondurable consumer goods, while prices rose by 0.6 percent for capital goods and by 0.8 percent for durable consumer goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy fell by 0.7 percent.
In the EU28, the 3.5 percent price decrease is due to falls of 12.3 percent in the energy sector, of 1.8 percent for intermediate goods and of 0.2 percent for non-durable consumer goods, while prices rose by 0.7 percent for capital goods and by 0.9 percent for durable consumer goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy fell by 0.6 percent.
Industrial producer prices fell in all member states, with the largest decreases observed in Lithuania (-10.4 percent), Greece (-8 percent), the Netherlands (-7.9 percent), the United Kingdom (-6.9 percent), Cyprus (-6.7 percent) and Ireland (-6.2 percent).
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