On a monthly comparison basis, industrial producer prices edged up by 0.7% in May, INS said, quoting provisional figures.
On the domestic market, industrial producer prices decreased by 2.2% year-on-year in May, while on the external market prices increased by an annual 2%.
Energy prices fell 6.2% on the year in May, while the prices of intermediate goods decreased by 2.7%. Capital goods saw a 6.28% annual increase, while the prices of durable and non-durable consumer goods increased by 1.39% and 3.53%, respectively.
Romania’s May industrial producer prices (provisional data, pct change):
May y/y | April y/y | May m/m | April m/m | |
Total | -1.03 | -3.96 | +0.66 | -0.01 |
-mining | -8.01 | -13.62 | +2.56 | -10.25 |
-manufacturing | +2.32 | +1.45 | +0.07 | +0.40 |
-utilities | -8.99 | -16.06 | +2.11 | -0.14 |
-water and waste management | +16.98 | +15.56 | +1.66 | +0.11 |
Source: INS