Massive Increase in Wholesale Prices

BusinessCommodities ♦ Published: April 7, 2011; 07:31 ♦ (Vindobona)

Wholesale price index in March 2011: +12.1% against March 2010. Cereal and feeding stuff prices almost doubled.

Massive Increase in Wholesale Prices / Picture: © Vindobona.org

As reported by Statistics Austria the index of wholesale prices, WPI 2010, amounted to 109.4 (preliminary value) in March 2011 and has increased by 0.9% against February 2011. Compared to March 2010 the wholesale prices rose by 12.1%, after 12.7% in February 2011.

Against February 2011, prices for mineral oil products rose by 7.5%. Another major price increase has been observed…