In August, Romania’s industrial producer price index (PPI) increased by 53% on the year.`
On a monthly comparison basis, industrial producer prices fell 1% in September, compared to a 1.9% rise in August, INS said citing provisional figures.
On the domestic market, industrial producer prices increased by 62.93% year-on-year in September, while on the external market, prices rose by an annual 17.81%.
Romania’s September industrial producer prices (provisional data, pct. change):
September y/y | August y/y | September m/m | August m/m | |
Total | 46.68 | 52.99 | -0.98 | 1.85 |
-mining | 79.28 | 92.58 | -1.18 | 1.0 |
-manufacturing | 20.53 | 22.36 | +0.27 | -1.77 |
-utilities | 63.21 | 201.0 | -3.58 | 10.33 |
-water and waste management | 20.31 | 19.37 | 1.20 | 0.93 |
Source: INS