The producer price index (PPI) decreased by 1.3% between March and April 2018. Prices of power intensive industry products decreased by 3.8% (effect on the index -1.3%), other industry prices decreased by 0.9% (-0.2%) while prices of marine products increased by 0.6% (0.2%).
The PPI has increased by 1.0% from April 2017 to April 2018. Thereof prices of marine products have increased by 3.2%, power intensive industry products have increased by 1.1%, prices of food increased by 0.9% while other industry have decreased by 2.8% in the same period.
Exported products increased by 1.3% in one year, while products sold domestically increased by 0.1%.
Changes, effects on the index and index level for subgroups are shown in the table below.
| Producer Price Index in april 2018 | ||||
| Monthly changes | ||||
| Index | Effect on | Annual | ||
| 4. quarter 2005 = 100 | % | index % | changes % | |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | 190.5 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 1.0 |
| By industries | ||||
| Marine products | 243.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Power intensive industry products | 190.6 | -3.8 | -1.3 | 1.1 |
| Food production | 173.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Other manufacturing industry | 138.6 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -2.8 |
| By markets | ||||
| Domestic sales | 164.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Exported products | 205.4 | -2.0 | -1.3 | 1.3 |
