Romania's industrial PPI down 3.4% y/y in Dec

On a monthly comparison basis, industrial producer prices edged down by 0.6% in December, INS said, quoting provisional figures.

On the domestic market, industrial producer prices decreased by 4.97% year-on-year in December, while on the external market prices edged up by an annual 0.72%.

Energy prices fell 9.83% on the year in December, while the prices of intermediate goods decreased by 4.59%. Capital goods saw a 4.81% annual increase, while the prices of durable and non-durable consumer goods increased by 3.4% and 5.89%, respectively.

Romania’s December industrial producer prices (provisional data, pct change):

Source: INS