Producer price indices - December 2015
2015: Historically the biggest slump in industrial producer prices
In December 2015 compared with the previous month, industrial producer prices were lower by 0.4% and prices of market services went down by 0.8%. Agricultural producer prices were higher by 0.8%. Construction work prices stayed unchanged. In comparison to December 2014, industrial producer prices fell by 2.9% and prices of market services decreased by 0.3%. Agricultural producer prices grew by 1.1% and construction work prices increased by 1.3%.
In comparison with the year 2014, on average for the whole year 2015 prices of agricultural producers and industrial producers were both lower by 6.0% and 3.2%, respectively. Prices of construction works were higher by 1.2%. Prices of market services stayed unchanged.
Month-on-month comparison:
Agricultural producer prices increased by 0.8%. Prices of poultry (+3.2%), vegetables and milk (+1.7% both) and oil plants (+1.0%) went up. Prices of fruit (-5.9%) and pigs for slaughter (-4.5%) went down.
Prices of industrial producers went down by 0.4%. Lower were prices primarily in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices fell in ‘basic metals, fabricated metal products’ (-0.7%) and ‘food products, beverages, tobacco’ (-0.5%). Prices decreased the most in ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-1.4%), on the other hand, rose in ‘vegetable and animal oils and fats’ (+0.8%) and ‘other food products’ (+0.6%). On the increase were prices in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (+1.2%).
According to an estimate, construction work prices stayed unchanged and construction material input prices fell by 0.4%.
Market services prices in the business sphere were lower by 0.8% due to the price decreasing of ‘advertising and market research services’ (-9.8%). Market services prices excluding advertising services stayed unchanged.
Year-on-year comparison:
Agricultural producer prices grew by 1.1% (like in November). Prices of crop products went up by 10.0%. Higher were prices of vegetables (+84.0%), potatoes (+59.9%), fruit (+19.0%), oil plants (+12.3%) and cereals (+4.9%). Prices of animal products went down by 9.2% due to decreasing prices of milk (-17.5%), eggs (-8.5%) and pigs for slaughter (-5.1%). On the increase were prices of cattle for slaughter (+3.1%) and poultry (+0.6%).
Prices of industrial producers went down by 2.9% (-3.7% in November).Lower were prices particularly in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices decreased in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-7.1%) and ‘basic metals, fabricated metal products’ (-4.6%). Prices went down in ‘food products, beverages, tobacco’ (-1.6%), thereof ‘dairy products’ (-6.6%), ‘preserved meat and meat products’ (-2.9%) and ‘bakery and farinaceous products’ (-1.6%). On the increase were prices in ‘water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation services’ (+3.4%). Prices rose in ‘furniture, other manufactured products’ (+1.4%), thereof particularly ‘installation services of industrial machinery and equipment’ (+2.5%) and ‘repair services of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment’ (+1.5%).
Among the main industrial groupings, prices of ‘energy’ (-5.7%) decreased the most, y-o-y.
According to an estimate, construction work prices rose by 1.3% (like in November) and construction material input prices fell by 1.4% (-1.2% in November).
Prices of market services in the business sphere fell by 0.3% (in November stayed unchanged). Decreasing were prices in ‘information services’ (-2.7%), ‘land transport services and transport services via pipelines’ (-2.1%), ‘real estate services’ (-1.1%) and ‘insurance, reinsurance and pension funding services’ (-0.9%). On the increase were prices of ‘postal and courier services’ (+6.9%) and ‘publishing services’ (+2.9%). Market services prices excluding advertising services were lower by 0.4% (like in November).
Producer prices in 2015
In comparison to 2014, agricultural producer prices in 2015 were lower by 6.0% on average (-3.7% in 2014). Prices of crop products fell by 2.2% and prices of animal products decreased by 10.5%. Prices of oil plants (-2.8%), cereals (-5.6%) and potatoes (-9.2%) were lower. Prices of fruit (+12.9%) and vegetables (+30.6%) were higher. Among animal products prices decreases were recorded in pigs for slaughter (-12.0%) and milk (-17.2%). Prices of cattle for slaughter and eggs were both higher by 2.7% and 0.5%, respectively.
Prices of industrial producers went down by 3.2% in 2015 y-o-y (-0.8% in 2014). Prices went down primarily in ‘coke, refined petroleum products’. Prices were lower in ‘chemicals and chemical products’ (-11.6%), ‘food products, beverages, tobacco’ (-2.5%) and ‘basic metals, fabricated metal products’ (-1.5%). Prices rose in ‘water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation services’ (+3.4%) and ‘furniture, other manufactured products’ (+1.6%).
According to monthly estimates, construction work prices went up by 1.2% y-o-y (+0.5% in 2014 after the specification). Construction material input prices went down by 0.4% on average for the whole year 2015 (+1.1% in 2014).
Market services prices in the business sphere stayed unchanged (+0.3% in 2014). Increasing were prices of ‘postal and courier services’ (+6.4%) and ‘financial services, except insurance and pension funding’ (+3.0%). On the decrease were prices in ‘land transport services and transport services via pipelines’ (-1.4%) and ‘information services’ (-1.7%). Market services prices excluding advertising services were lower by 0.1% (+0.5% in 2014).
Industrial producer prices in the EU – November 2015*
According to the Eurostat News Releases, industrial producer prices decreased in November by 0.3% (like in October) in EU28, month-on-month. Among the Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases were observed in Cyprus (-1.6%), Estonia (-1.1%) and Denmark (-0.9%). On the decrease were prices in the Czech Republic (-0.4%), Austria (-0.3%) and Germany (-0.2%). Prices rose in Poland (+0.1%) and Slovakia (+0.2%). The highest increase was registered in Malta (+0.3%).
Industrial producer prices decreased in November by 3.5% (-3.6% in October) in EU28, year-on-year. Prices fell in all Member States, with the largest decreases in Lithuania (-9.0%), the Netherlands (-8.1%) and the United Kingdom (-7.0%). On the decrease were prices in Slovakia (-5.2%), the Czech Republic (-3.7%), Austria (-2.8%), Germany (-2.4%) and Poland (-1.8%).
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* Preliminary data
Notes:
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Contact: Jiri Sulc, phone (+420) 274 052 148, e-mail: jiri.sulc@czso.cz
Miloslav Beranek, phone (+420) 274 052 665,
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Data source: CZSO surveys
End of data collection / end of data processing:
Agricultural producer price indices: 24th calendar day of reference month / 8th calendar day of the following month
Industrial producer price indices: 20th calendar day of reference month / 7th calendar day of the following month
Construction work price indices: last calendar day of reference month / 5th working day of the following month
Market services price indices: 15th calendar day of reference month / 7th calendar day of the following month
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Internet: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/producer-prices-publications
Next News Release: 23 February 2016
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Published: 18.01.2016
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