On a monthly comparison basis, industrial producer prices decreased by 1.8% in March, INS said, quoting provisional figures.
On the domestic market, industrial producer prices decreased by 10.9% year-on-year in March, while on the external market prices edged up by an annual 0.5%.
Energy prices fell 22.4% on the year in March, while the prices of intermediate goods decreased by 4.2%. Capital goods saw a 6.23% annual increase, while the prices of durable and non-durable consumer goods increased by 1.76% and 3.96%, respectively.
Romania’s March industrial producer prices (provisional data, pct change):
March y/y | Feb y/y | March m/m | Feb m/m | |
Total | -7.94 | -6.30 | -1.78 | -0.77 |
-mining | -6.41 | -8.20 | -0.32 | -1.09 |
-manufacturing | +1.05 | +1.40 | +0.27 | +0.31 |
-utilities | -26.62 | -21.80 | -7.21 | -3.52 |
-water and waste management | +16.53 | +17.66 | +0.16 | +3.24 |
Source: INS