October 3 (SeeNews) - Romania and Bulgaria posted the highest annual increases in industrial producer prices among EU member states in August - of 4.7% and 4.5%, respectively, the bloc's statistical office said on Thursday.
On a monthly comparison basis, Bulgaria's industrial producer price index (PPI) rose by 0.7% in August - the highest month-on-month increase among EU28, while Romania's PPI lost 0.4%, Eurostat said in a statement.
Elsewhere in Southeast Europe (SEE), Slovenia's industrial PPI rose 2.0% year-on-year in the review period and added 0.3% month-on-month, while Croatia's PPI decreased by 0.3% on the year and month-on-month.
Greece's industrial PPI fell 1.9% year-on-year and by 1.3% month-on-month in August.
On average, industrial PPI in the EU decreased by an annual 0.3% in August and was 0.4% lower on a monthly comparison basis.