Release: Producer Price Index, February 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
- In the year to February 2012 the output price index for home sales of manufactured products rose 4.1 per cent, compared with a rise of 4.0 per cent last month.
- Between January and February the output index for home sales of manufactured products rose 0.6 per cent. This is the largest monthly increase since April 2011, when the index rose 1.1 per cent.
- In the year to February 2012 the output price index excluding food, beverages, tobacco & petroleum rose 3.0 per cent, compared with a rise of 2.4 per cent last month.
- In the year to February 2012 the total input price index rose 7.3 per cent, compared with a rise of 6.6 per cent last month.
- Between January and February the total input price index rose 2.1 per cent.
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