On a monthly comparison basis, industrial producer prices inched down by 0.8% in February, INS said, quoting provisional figures.
On the domestic market, industrial producer prices decreased by 9% year-on-year in February, while on the external market prices edged up by an annual 1.5%.
Energy prices fell 18.4% on the year in February, while the prices of intermediate goods decreased by 4.5%. Capital goods saw a 6.88% annual increase, while the prices of durable and non-durable consumer goods increased by 1.46% and 5.44%, respectively.
Romania’s February industrial producer prices (provisional data, pct change):
Feb y/y | Jan y/y | Feb m/m | Jan m/m | |
Total | -6.30 | -5.95 | -0.77 | -0.09 |
-mining | -8.20 | -9.02 | -1.09 | -0.83 |
-manufacturing | +1.40 | +0.13 | +0.31 | +1.02 |
-utilities | -21.80 | -18.27 | -3.52 | -2.75 |
-water and waste management | +17.66 | +12.34 | +3.24 | +3.30 |
Source: INS