Romania's industrial PPI edges down 1% y/y in May

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):

Source: INS