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EU & euro area experience mixed industrial price trends in Aug 2023

Industrial producer prices in the euro area in August ****, compared with July ****, increased by *.* per cent in the energy sector, while prices remained stable for non-durable consumer goods, and prices decreased by *.* per cent for durable consumer goods and by *.* per cent for intermediate goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy decreased by *.* per cent, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.

In the EU, industrial producer prices increased by *.* per cent in the energy sector, while prices remained stable for durable consumer goods and for non-durable consumer goods, and prices decreased by *.* per cent for intermediate goods. Prices in total industry excluding energy decreased by *.* per cent.