Compared with August, European industrial producer prices in September fell by 0.3 percent in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Compared with September 2014, industrial producer prices decreased by 3.1 percent in the euro area and by 3.8 percent in the EU28.
The 0.3 percent decrease in industrial producer prices in total industry in the euro area in September 2015, compared with August 2015, is due to price falls of 0.8 percent in the energy sector, of 0.5 percent for intermediate goods and of 0.1 percent for durable consumer goods, while prices remained stable for capital goods and increased by 0.1 percent for non-durable consumer goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy fell by 0.2 percent.
In the EU28, the 0.3 percent decrease is due to price falls of 0.7 percent in the energy sector, of 0.5 percent for intermediate goods and of 0.1 percent for durable consumer goods, while prices remained stable for non-durable consumer goods and increased by 0.1 percent for capital goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy fell by 0.2 percent.
Industrial producer prices fell in all Member States except Belgium and Malta (both +0.5 percent) and France (+0.1 percent). The largest decreases were observed in Ireland (-2.0 percent), Slovakia (-1.3 percent), Lithuania (-1.1 percent), Portugal (-1 percent), Estonia and Spain (both -0.9 percent).
In a year-over-year comparison, the 3.1 percent decrease in industrial producer prices in total industry in the euro area in September 2015, compared with September 2014, is due to price falls of 9.8 percent in the energy sector, of 1.5 percent for intermediate goods and of 0.5 percent for non-durable 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 0.6 percent.
In the EU28, the 3.8 percent price decrease is due to falls of 13.4 percent in the energy sector, of 1.5 percent for intermediate goods and of 0.6 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 (-10.5 percent), Greece (-8.8 percent), the United Kingdom (-8.4 percent), the Netherlands (-8.0 percent), Denmark (-7.6 percent) and Cyprus (-6.2 percent).
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