Release: Producer Price Index, August 2012
Categories: Economy, Prices, Output and Productivity, Price Indices and Inflation, Producer Price Indices
Frequency of release: Monthly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: UK and GB
Survey name(s): Index Numbers of Producer Prices (PPI): Provision of Price Information
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In the year to August 2012 the output price index for home sales of manufactured products rose 2.2 per cent, compared with a rise of 1.8 per cent last month.
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Between July and August the output index for home sales of manufactured products rose 0.5 per cent, compared with a rise of 0.1 per cent between June and July.
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In the year to August 2012 the output price index excluding food, beverages, tobacco & petroleum rose 1.2 per cent, unchanged from last month. The last time the annual rate was lower was in December 2005, when the index rose 1.1 per cent.
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In the year to August 2012 the total input price index rose 1.4 per cent, compared with a fall of 2.4 per cent last month.
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Between July and August the total input price index rose 2.0 per cent, compared with a rise of 0.4 per cent between June and July.
In this release
A comprehensive selection of data on input and output index series. Contains producer price indices of materials and fuels purchased and output of manufacturing industry by broad sector.
Other useful information
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