Producer Price Indices in March 2009

Producer prices for manufactured products fell by 6.1 per cent, export prices by 8.8 per cent and import prices by 7.5 per cent from March 2008 to March 2009. The basic price index for domestic supply fell by 4.6 per cent in the year. The year-on-year change in the wholesale price index was -5.5 per cent.

The fall in the producer prices for manufactured products was caused by, among other things, reductions in the prices of oil products and non-ferrous metals, especially copper, from March 2008. The fall in the prices was curbed by risen price of electricity.

From February to March, producer prices for manufactured products fell by 1.3 per cent. The fall in the prices was especially due to reductions in the prices of metals.

Month-on-month and year-on-year changes in Producer Price Indices in March 2009

Indices (2005=100)	Point figure 03/2009	Change % 02/2009 - 03/2009	Change % 03/2008 - 03/2009
Producer price index for manufactured products, total	103.3	-1.3	-6.1
Export price index	94.6	-1.7	-8.8
Import price index	102.9	-0.6	-7.5
Basic price index for domestic supply	109.4	-0.6	-4.6
Wholesale price index	107.7	-0.7	-5.5

Source: Producer Price Indices 2009, March. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Ms Jaana Hellman +358 9 1734 2661, Mr Toni Udd +358 9 1734 3380, thi.tilastokeskus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Mr Kari Molnar

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Producer price indices [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-3695. March 2009. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 20.12.2024].
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