On producer price changes in industry in June 2010
Compared to May 2010, producer prices in Latvian industry in June increased by 0.8%, according to the data of Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Rise of overall price level was characteristic for goods sold on the domestic market where prices increased by 1.7%, but prices for exported goods decreased by 0.4%. Major price increases were in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (by 4.4%), in the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (by 1.9%), in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products (by 2.4%), in the manufacture of wood and of products of wood, except furniture (by 0.4%).
Over a year (compared to June 2009) producer prices in industry increased by 6.0%. The rise in prices of products sold on the domestic market was 2.9%, but prices of exported products rose by 10.8%. The changes of the prices in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (rise of 6.2%), in the manufacture of wood and of products of wood, except furniture (growth of 14.0%), in the manufacture of basic metals (increase of 35.9%) had the biggest impact on the overall level of producer prices.
Producer price changes over the corresponding month of the previous year |
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Producer price changes in June 2010
| Weights (%) | Price changes (%) in June 2010 compared to | |
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May 2010 | June 2009 | ||
Total industrial production | 100.0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
Mining and quarrying | 1.8 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
Manufacturing | 74.8 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 21.6 | 4.4 | 6.2 |
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1.8 | -13.9 | 30.2 |
Products sold on the domestic market | 100.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
Mining and quarrying | 1.3 | 0.8 | -7.3 |
Manufacturing | 61.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 35.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 2.1 | -7.6 | 24.9 |
Exported products | 100.0 | -0.4 | 10.8 |
mining and quarrying | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
manufacturing | 95.5 | 0.1 | 10.5 |
Producer price changes in the 2nd quarter of 2010
| Price changes (%) in the 2nd quarter of 2010 compared to | |
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1st quarter of 2010 | 2nd quarter of 2009 | |
Total industrial production | 4.5 | 3.2 |
Mining and quarrying | 0.6 | -4.4 |
Manufacturing | 2.7 | 3.6 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 10.2 | -1.5 |
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 11.9 | 44.5 |
Products sold on the domestic market | 4.4 | -0.4 |
Mining and quarrying | -2.2 | -11.6 |
Manufacturing | 1.1 | -1.2 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 10.2 | -1.9 |
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 6.1 | 36.0 |
Exported products | 4.6 | 9.1 |
mining and quarrying | 2.6 | 1.7 |
manufacturing | 4.2 | 8.5 |
More detailed information can be found in the CSB data base. Press release on producer price changes in industry in July 2010 will be published on 20 August 2010.
Prepared by Producer Price Indices Section
Diāna Krūmiņa
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