In June 2017 the index of producer prices for industrial products rose by 2.4% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In May 2017 the annual rate of change all over had been 2.8%, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office. Compared with the preceding month May 2017 the overall index remained unchanged in June 2017 (–0.2% in May and +0.4 in April). In June 2017 the price indices of all main industrial groups increased compared with June 2016: Prices of non-durable consumer goods rose by 3.9%, prices of intermediate goods by 3.2%. Energy prices rose by 1.6%, though the development of prices of ... (full story)