The producer price index (PPI) decreased by 1.7% between February and March 2018. Prices of power intensive industry products decreased by 3.4% (effect on the index -1.1%), prices of marine products decreased by 1.2% (-0.3%), other industry prices decreased by 1.4% (-0.3%) while food prices increased by less than 0.1% (0.0%).
The PPI has increased by 3.7% from March 2017 to March 2018. Thereof prices of power intensive industry products have increased by 8.0%, marine products have increased by 6.6%, prices of food increased by 0.9% while other industry have decreased by 4.7% in the same period.
Exported products increased by 6.4% in one year, while products sold domestically decreased by 1.5%.
Changes, effects on the index and index level for subgroups are shown in the table below.
| Producer Price Index in March 2018 | ||||
| Monthly changes | ||||
| Index | Effect on | Annual | ||
| 4. quarter 2005 = 100 | % | index % | changes % | |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | 192.9 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 3.7 |
| By industries | ||||
| Marine products | 242.0 | -1.2 | -0.3 | 6.6 |
| Power intensive industry products | 198.0 | -3.4 | -1.1 | 8.0 |
| Food production | 174.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Other manufacturing industry | 139.9 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -4.7 |
| By markets | ||||
| Domestic sales | 164.9 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 |
| Exported products | 209.7 | -2.6 | -1.6 | 6.4 |
