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Producer prices in July 2018: +3.0% on July 2017
In July 2018 the index of producer prices for industrial products rose by 3.0% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In June the annual rate of change all over had been 3.0%, too, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office. Compared with the preceding month June the overall index rose by 0.2% in July 2018 (+0.3% in June 2018 and +0.5% in May 2018). In July 2018 the price indices of all main industrial groups increased compared with July 2017: Energy prices were up 6.5%, though the development of prices of the different energy carriers diverged. Prices of petroleum products were up 16.8%, ... (full story)