Producer Price Indices in August 2009

Producer prices for manufactured products fell by 8.6 per cent, export prices by 9.6 per cent and import prices by 10.7 per cent from August 2008 to August 2009. The basic price index for domestic supply fell by 8.7 per cent in the year. The year-on-year change in the wholesale price index was -9.5 per cent.

Among the reasons for the fallen producer prices for manufactured products were reductions in the prices of oil products and metals from last year's August. The fall in the prices was curbed by risen cost of district heat.

From July to August producer prices for manufactured products rose by 0.7 per cent. The rise in the prices came especially from increased prices of oil products. The rising of the prices was held back by reductions in the prices of paper and paper board.

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

Indices (2005=100)	Point figure 08/2009	Change % 07/2009 - 08/2009	Change % 08/2008 - 08/2009
Producer price index for manufactured products, total	102.7	0.7	-8.6
Export price index	93.5	0.6	-9.6
Import price index	103.2	1.6	-10.7
Basic price index for domestic supply	108.6	0.7	-8.7
Wholesale price index	107.2	0.8	-9.5

Source: Producer Price Indices 2009, August. 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. August 2009. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 20.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/thi/2009/08/thi_2009_08_2009-09-17_tie_001_en.html