Average industrial producer price index up for 2005
02 Feb '06
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In December 2005, compared to December 2004, and excluding the energy sector, industrial prices increased by 1.4 percent in the euro-zone and by 1.5 percent in the EU25.
Prices in the energy sector rose by 16.9 percent and 23.3 percent respectively. Intermediate goods gained 1.9 percent in the euro-zone and 2.1 percent in the EU25.
Non-durable consumer goods rose by 1.3 percent in both zones. Durable consumer goods increased by 1.3 percent in the euro-zone and by 1.2 percent in the EU25. Capital goods gained 1.0 percent and 1.2 percent respectively.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases were observed in the United Kingdom (+14.8 percent), Denmark (+10.6 percent) and the Netherlands (+10.0 percent), and the lowest in Belgium (+1.5 percent), Slovenia (+1.8 percent) and Luxembourg (+1.9 percent). The only decrease was recorded in the Czech Republic (-0.4 percent).
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