Producer Price Index – Manufacturing 3rd Quarter 2019

The PPI-M, which stood at 110.0 in June 2019, registered an increase of 0.2 point (+0.2%) during the third quarter of 2019 to reach 110.2 in September 2019.

On a monthly basis, PPI-M increased by 0.1 point (+0.1%) in July and August 2019, and remained unchanged in September 2019.

The average PPI-M for the third quarter of 2019 stood at 110.2, i.e. an increase of 0.5 point (+0.5%) from 109.7 in the second quarter of 2019.

Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2018, the average PPI-M for the third quarter of 2019 increased by 1.5 points (+1.4%), mainly explained by higher prices of
“Food products and beverages” (+1.5%),
“Other products” (+8.3%),
“Wearing apparel” (+2.3%) and
“Other non-metallic mineral products” (+0.9%).