Index of the producer's prices of commercial products lay after report of the statistic federal office in February 2006 around 5.9 percent more highly than in February 2005.
This was the highest yearly rate of price increases since June 1982 (+ 6.4 percent).
In January 2006 the yearly change rate had lain with + 5.6 percent and in December 2005 with + 5.2 percent.
In the comparison to the previous month the index rose in February 2006 around 0,7 percent.
In February 2006 continued already in the past months to observing price increases with electric current, which increased in price in relation to January by 4,9 percent.
In the comparison to February 2005 the electricity tariffs increased by on the average 23,8 percent.
The natural gas prices rose in February in relation to January only easily on (+ 0.3 percent).
They lay thereby around 28,9 percent over the level of the previous year.
The producer's prices of mineral oil products sank in February 2006 in relation to the previous month easily (- 0.5 percent), were however still substantially higher than before period of one year (+ 17.5 percent).
In detail in the case of it the following Jahresteuerungsraten resulted: Fuels + 12.9 percent, light fuel oil + 34.2 percent, heavy fuel oil + 73.7 percent, liquid gas + 50,6 percent.
Without consideration of energy the producer's prices rose in February 2006 in relation to the previous month only around 0,2 percent and in relation to the previous year around 1,1 percent.
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