September producer prices were 8.8% lower than a year earlier, following an annual drop of 10.8% in August.
BULGARIA PRODUCER PRICES (PCT CHANGE):
September'09 | August'09 | September'08 | |
M/M | +1.4 | +0.2 | -0.4 |
Y/Y | -8.8 | -10.8 | +11.3 |
BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (M/M PCT CHANGE):
September'09 | August'09 | |
- manufacturing | +1.9 | +0.3 |
- mining | +0.2 | +3.5 |
- utilities | -0.1 | -0.9 |
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.