The headline rate of output inflation for goods leaving the factory gate was 1.1% on the year to January 2020, up from 0.9% in December 2019. • The growth rate of prices for materials and fuels used in the manufacturing process was 2.1% on the year to January 2020, up from 0.9% in December 2019. • Petroleum products made the largest upward contribution to the change in the annual rate of output inflation. • Imported metals provided the largest upward contribution to the change in the annual rate of input inflation. We are carrying out a survey to find out more about our users’ views on the Producer price inflation ... (full story)