Export and Import Price Indices for 4th Quarter 2022

Export Price Index rose by 1.6% from 140.0 in the third quarter of 2022 to 142.2 in the fourth quarter, mainly due to increases in the prices of “Food and live animals » (+3.9%).

Whereas the Import Price Index decreased by 8.1% from 182.3 in the third quarter of 2022 to 167.5 in the fourth quarter. That was mainly the effect of decreases in the prices of “Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials » (-14.4%) and “Food and live animals » (-1.6%).

Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, the index rose by 18.1%, mainly as a result of increases in the prices of “Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials » (+34.7%), “Food and live animals » (+12.8%), “Crude materials, inedible, except fuels » (+21.0%) and “Machinery and transport equipment » (+3.4%).