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Development of prices in production area in May 2019
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Development of prices in production area in May 2019

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Publisher: Statistical Office of the SR
Topic: Macroeconomic statistics
Domain: Consumer prices and prices of production statistics
Publish Date: 28.06.2019


Output prices

In May compared with April, output prices of the domestic market increased by 0,3 %. Prices rose in mining and quarrying by 1,1 %, manufacturing by 0,4 %. Prices of electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation dropped equally by 0,1 %.

In manufacturing, prices of coke and refined petroleum products increased by 4,9 %, computer, electronic and optical products by 1,7 %, wood and paper products and printing by 1,2 %, electrical equipment by 1,1 %, food, beverages and tobacco by 0,8 %, machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 0,6 %, rubber and plastic products by 0,5 %, basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations by 0,1 . Prices of other manufacture, repair and installation of machinery decreased by 1,8 %, metal and fabricated metal products by 1,1 %, chemicals and chemical products by 0,2 %, transport equipment and textiles, apparel, leather and related products equally by 0,1 %.

In May 2019 compared with May 2018, output prices of the domestic market increased by 4,2 %. Prices rose in mining and quarrying by 8,5 %, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 7,5 %, manufacturing by 2,4 %. Prices dropped in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation by 2,1 %.

In manufacturing, prices of chemicals and chemical products rose by 7,9 %, coke and refined petroleum products by 5,1 %, manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco by 4,3 %, transport equipment by 3,9 %, computer, electronic and optical products by 2,7 %, machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 2,3 %, basic pharmaceutical products and preparations by 2 %, textiles, apparel, leather and related products by 1,6 %, other manufacture, repair and installation of machinery by 1,2 %, rubber and plastic products by 0,3 %. Prices of manufacture of electrical equipment dropped by 2 %, metal and fabricated metal products by 1,2 %, wood and paper products and printing by 1 %.

Since the beginning of the year, compared with the same period of the previous year, output prices of the domestic market increased, on average, by 3,9 % due to higher prices in mining and quarrying by 8,7 %, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 8 %, manufacturing by 1,9 %. Prices of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities decreased by 1,6 %.

In May compared with April, output prices of the non-domestic market increased by 0,4 %. Prices of mining and quarrying increased by 3,2 %, manufacturing by 0,7 %. Prices of electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply decreased by 5,4 %, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities by 0,9 %.

In manufacturing, prices of coke and refined petroleum products increased by 6,6 %, transport equipment by 1,5 %, textiles, apparel, leather and related products by 1,2 %, electrical equipment by 1,1 %, food, beverages and tobacco by 1 %, rubber and plastic products by 0,3 %, chemicals and chemical products by 0,2 %. Prices of computer, electronic and optical products decreased by 3,7 %, metal and fabricated metal products by 0,8 %, wood and paper products by 0,4 %, machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 0,3 %, other manufacture, repair and installation of machinery and equipment and basic pharmaceutical products and preparations equally by 0,1 %.

In May 2019 compared with May 2018, export prices increased by 2,7 %. Prices rose in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 14 %, in mining and quarrying by 12,5 %, manufacturing by 2,2 %. Prices of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities decreased by 3 %.

In manufacturing, prices of coke and refined petroleum products rose by 18,1 %, textiles, apparel, leather and related products by 15,2 %, other manufacture, repair and installation of machinery by 6,1 %, chemicals and chemical products by 5,1 %, transport equipment by 4,7 %, food, beverages and tobacco products by 3 %, manufacture of electrical equipment by 1,8 %, wood and paper products and basic pharmaceutical products and preparations equally by 0,7 %, rubber and plastic products by 0,2 %. Prices of computer, electronic and optical products dropped by 5,5 %, metal and fabricated metal products by 4,1 %, machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 3,3 %.

Since the beginning of the year, compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, output prices of the non-domestic market increased by 2,3 %, on average, affected by higher prices of electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 15,5 %, mining and quarrying by 11 %, manufacturing by 1,7 %. Prices dropped in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities by 2,9 %.

Prices of agricultural products

In May, prices of agricultural products were higher by 2,8 %, year-on-year. Prices of crop products rose by 8 %, prices of animal products increased by 0,2 %.

In crop products, prices of oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits decreased by 0,1 %. Prices of potatoes increased by 47,3 %, legumes by 0,2 %, cereals by 7,3 % and fruit and vegetables by 8 %.

In animal products, prices of beef cattle and calves rose by 1,4 %, raw cow milk by 1,2 %, raw sheep wool in pot by 3,8 %, slaughter lambs and sheep by 0,1 %, live fish by 0,2 % and slaughter pigs by 2,3 %. Prices of slaughter poultry dropped by 0,2 % and hen edible eggs by 7,6 %.

On average, since the beginning of the year, prices of agricultural products increased by 1,4 % as a result of higher prices of crop products by 6,8 % and lower prices of animal products by 2,4 %.

Construction work prices

In May 2019 compared with April 2019, construction work prices increased by 0,8 %. Compared with May 2018, they grew by 4,8 %. On average, since the beginning of the year, construction work prices rose by 4,2 %, year-on-year.

Prices of construction materials and components

In May 2019 compared with April 2019, prices of construction materials and components increased by 0,5 %. Compared with May 2018, they rose by 1,1 %. On average, since the beginning of the year, prices of construction materials and components increased by 2,4 %, year-on-year.


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