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Germany - In June 2016 the index of producer prices for industrial products fell by 2.2% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year... -Destatis

Press Release -   Producer prices in June 2016: –2.2% on June 2015


WIESBADEN – In June 2016 the index of producer prices for industrial products fell by 2.2% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In May 2016 the annual rate of change all over also had been –2.7%.

Compared with the preceding month May 2016 the overall index rose by 0.4% in June 2016 (+0,4% in May and +0.1% in April 2016). 

In June 2016 energy prices decreased by 6.5% compared with May 2015, prices of intermediate goods by 2.0% and prices of non-durable consumer goods by 0.2%. In contrast prices of capital goods rose by 0.6% and prices of durable consumer goods by 1.3%.

The overall index disregarding energy decreased by 0.7% compared with June 2015 and rose slightly by 0.2% compared with May 2016.

Basic data and long time series are available in table Producer price indices for industrial products (61241-0004) in the GENESIS-Online database.


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