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Press Producer prices in July 2019: +1.1% on July 2018
In July 2019 the index of producer prices for industrial products rose by 1.1% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In June 2019 the annual rate of change all over had been +1.2%, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office. Compared with the preceding month June 2019 the overall index increased slightly by 0.1% in July 2019 (-0.4% in June 2019). The greatest impact on the growth of the overall index compared to July 2018 had the development of electricity prices. These were up 8.4% (+2.2% compared to June 2019). Energy prices as a whole rose by 2.1% (+0.7% compared to June 2019). On an ... (full story)