September producer prices were 11.3% higher than a year earlier, following an annual rise of 11.8% in August.
BULGARIA PRODUCER PRICES (PCT CHANGE):
Sept'08 | Aug'08 | Sept'07 | |
M/M | -0.4 | -0.1 | no change |
Y/Y | +11.3 | +11.8 | +8.7 |
BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (M/M PCT CHANGE):
Sept'08 | Aug'08 | |
- manufacturing | -0.6 | -0.5 |
- mining | +0.5 | -1.2 |
- utilities | no change | +2.0 |
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.