Growth of Industrial Producer Prices Slowed Down in August

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: October 20, 2011; 15:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

Prices of industrial goods gained 3.2% in August 2011. Against July, the price index fell by 0.2%.

Growth of Industrial Producer Prices Slowed Down in August / Picture: © Vindobona.org

As reported by Statistics Austria, the Industrial Producer Price Index, IPPI 2010, reached 104.1 points in August 2011, representing a price increase of 3.2% compared to August 2010. In July 2011 and June 2011 the annual rate of change had been 3.6% and 3.9%, respectively. Thus a renewed reduction in the rise of prices was registered in August 2011. Against July 2011, the Industrial…