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Published: 24 May 2019

Producer prices for manufactured products grew by 2.0 per cent from April last year

According to Statistics Finland, producer prices for manufactured products rose by an average of 2.0 per cent from April 2018 to April 2019. Producer prices for manufactured products sold on the domestic market rose by 2.7 per cent, while the producer prices of export products went up by 1.2 per cent.

Producer Price Index (PPI) 2015=100, 1/2015–4/2019

The increase in the producer prices for manufactured goods was particularly attributable to risen prices of pulp, paper, paperboard and cardboard, and electricity, as well as oil products from April 2018. The rising of the prices was curbed particularly by fallen prices of iron and steel.

The Export Price Index rose by 1.2 per cent and the Import Price Index by 1.5 per cent in the year. The Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply went up by 2.6 per cent. The Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply including Taxes went up by 2.6 per cent.

Export prices were, in particular, boosted by the higher prices of pulp, paper, paperboard and cardboard, and chemicals and chemical products, as well as oil products from April last year. The rising of export prices was curbed particularly by fallen prices of iron and steel. The rise in import prices was, in turn, especially caused by higher prices of oil products and electricity compared with last year's April. The rise in import prices was curbed by a fall in the price of waste.

From March to April, producer prices for manufactured goods went up by 0.1 per cent. Producer prices were particularly boosted by the increase in oil prices compared with the previous month.

Producer Price Indices 2015=100, April 2019

	Index	Monthly change, %	Annual change, %
Producer Price Index, total	106.4	0.1	2.0
- Producer Price Index, domestic goods	105.8	-0.1	2.7
- Producer Price Index, export goods	107.2	0.3	1.2
Export Price Index	106.9	0.3	1.2
Import Price Index	109.6	0.9	1.5
Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply	108.1	0.4	2.6
Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply, incl. taxes	108.0	0.4	2.6

Producer Price Indices 1949=100, April 2019

	Index	Monthly change, %	Annual change, %
Production Price Index	2048	0.1	2.0
Export Price Index	1775	0.3	1.2
Import Price Index	1680	0.9	1.5
Wholesale Price Index	2390	0.4	2.6

Reviews to the calculation of the Producer Price Index

The calculation of the Producer Price Index is reviewed starting from the Index for January 2019 so that the indices are annual chain-linked indices.

In practice, the shift to the chain-linked index method means that the weight structure of the Producer Price Index will in future be updated every year. The new weight structure will take effect starting from the Index for January of each year. In addition to the weight structure, product categories and the enterprise sample can also be updated annually, if needed. The base year of the Index remains unchanged (2015=100).

In future, the index calculation will be made so that each index series is chained forward with changes in the Index calculated according to the new weight structure. A more detailed description of the calculation method is available in the updated Producer Price Index for Manufactured Products and Producer Price Indices for Services 2015=100 Handbook for Users to be published in spring.

These changes improve the quality of the Index, because with their help, structural changes in production, exports and imports can be taken into account faster in future.

Source: Producer Price Index 2019, April. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Anna-Riikka Pitkänen 029 551 3466, Veli Kettunen 029 551 2693, thi.tilastokeskus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Ville Vertanen

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• Appendix table 1. Producer Price Indices 2015=100, index numbers and year-on-year changes, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 2. Producer Price Indices 1949=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 3. Producer Price Index 2015=100 (CPA 2015), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 4. Producer Price Index 2015=100 (MIG), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 5. Export Price Index 2015=100 (CPA 2015), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 6. Export Price Index 2015=100 (MIG), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 7. Import Price Index 2015=100 (CPA 2015), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 8. Import Price Index 2015=100 (MIG), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 9. Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply 2015=100 (CPA 2015), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 10. Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply 2015=100 (MIG), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 11. Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply 2015=100 (CPA 2015), including taxes, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 12. Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply 2015=100 (MIG), including taxes, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 13. Production Price Index 1949=100 (SITC), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 14. Production Price Index 1949=100 (ISIC), April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 15. Export Price Index 1949=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 16. Import Price Index 1949=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 17. Wholesale Price Index 1949=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 18. Producer Price Index 2010=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 19. Export Price Index 2010=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 20. Import Price Index 2010=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 21. Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply 2010=100, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 22. Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply 2010=100, including taxes, April 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 23. Producer Price Indices for Services 2015=100, BtoAll, 1st quarter 2019 (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 24. Producer Price Index, international comparison (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 25. Wood pellet, consumer price (24.5.2019)
• Appendix table 26. Basic Price Index for Domestic Supply 2000=100 (NACE-TOL 2002), April 2019 (24.5.2019)

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• Quality Description of Producer Price Indices 2015=100 (24.5.2019)

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