Price indices of sold production of industry in October 2019
A A AAccording to preliminary data in October 2019 the prices of sold production of industry were lower in comparison with the previous month by 0.4%. In comparison with the corresponding month of the last year the prices decreased by 0.1%.
According to preliminary data, the prices of sold production of industry in October 2019 were lower by 0.4% in comparison with the previous month. The prices drop was recorded in majority sections of industry. The largest prices drop was registered in mining and quarrying by 0.7%, of which in mining of metal ores by 1.1% as well as in mining of coal and lignite by 0.7%. The prices decreased in manufacturing by 0.5%. The largest prices drop took part in manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (by 3.0%). The prices decrease was also noticed, among others, in manufacture: of basic metals (by 1.6%), of chemicals and chemical products (by 0.8%), of beverages (by 0.6%), of wearing apparel, of products of wood, cork, straw and wicker (by 0.5% each), of computer, electronic and optical products (by 0.4%), of paper and paper products, of electrical equipment, of other transport equipment, of furniture (by 0.3% each), of food products, of pharmaceutical products, of rubber and plastic products (by 0.2% each), of other non-metallic mineral products, of metal products (by 0.1% each). The prices of manufacture of machinery and equipment remained unchanged to the ones recorded in the previous month. However, the prices increased, among others, in manufacture: of textiles, of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (by 0.1% each), of printing and reproduction of recorded media (by 0.3%), of tobacco products, of leather and related products (by 0.6% each). The prices dropped also in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 0.4%. The prices in section water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities increased by 0.1%.