Agriculture Producer Price Index for 4 th Quarter 2022

PPI-A, which was 155.5 in September 2022, decreased by 2.9% to reach 151.0 in December 2022. The monthly decreases were as follows: October (-0.5%), November (-0.9%) and December (-1.6%).

The index for the period July to December 2022 was 185.4 based on the forecasted price of sugar for the crop year 2022-2023. This represents an increase of 7.4% over the price of sugar for the crop year 2021-2022.

The index for the sub-group « Crop products », which carries 55.9% of the total weight, decreased by 6.9% from 159.0 in September 2022 to 148.1 in December 2022. The monthly decreases were as follows: 1.3% in October, 2.9% in November and 2.9% in December 2022.