April 29 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's industrial producer price index (PPI) went up by 36.1% in March, mainly due to an 85.2% increase in the utilities sub-indicator, the statistical institute said on Friday.
On the domestic market, the industrial PPI went up by an annual 45.2%, while on the non-domestic market it rose by 22.7% in the third month of 2022, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a statement.
On a monthly comparison basis, industrial producer prices advanced by 4.3% in March, after increasing by 1% in the previous month.
On the domestic market, the industrial PPI added 4.3% on a monthly comparison basis in the month under review, while on the non-domestic market it increased by 4.4%.
Bulgarian producer prices, breakdown by industry (pct change):
|
March y/y |
March m/m |
Feb y/y |
Feb m/m |
Industrial PPI, total |
36.1 |
4.3 |
32.3 |
1.0 |
-manufacturing |
22.4 |
6.0 |
17.9 |
2.7 |
- mining |
13.2 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
2.3 |
- utilities |
85.2 |
1.1 |
81.8 |
-2.4 |
source: NSI