August producer prices were 10.8% lower than a year earlier, following an annual drop of 10.6% in July.
BULGARIA PRODUCER PRICES (PCT CHANGE):
August'09 | July'09 | August'08 | |
M/M | +0.2 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
Y/Y | -10.8 | -10.6 | +11.8 |
BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (M/M PCT CHANGE):
August'09 | July'09 | |
- manufacturing | +0.3 | +0.9 |
- mining | +3.5 | +0.9 |
- utilities | -0.9 | -7.6 |
NOTE: The index tracks changes in producer prices on the domestic market plus producer prices of Bulgarian products sold abroad. Economists see changes in producer prices as a key indicator of trends in consumer price inflation.