PRODUCER PRICE INDEX – MANUFACTURING (PPI-M)
3rd Quarter 2009

Highlights

1. The Producer Price Index, which stood at 165.7 in June 2009 increased by 1.3% to attain 167.9 in September 2009. The index went up by 1.2% in July, 0.2% in August and fell by 0.1% in September 2009.

2. The 1.2% increase in the overall index in July was mainly due to increases in the sub-indices of “Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco” (+1.9%), “Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products” (+2.7%), and “Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products” (+0.8%). The increase in the sub-index of “Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco”, which accounts for nearly 50% of the overall weight, was mainly due to price increases in the “Production, processing and preservation of meat and meat products” (+6.2%), “Manufacture of sugar” (+18.6%) and “Manufacture of bakery products” (+1.1%) .

3. In August, the overall index increased by 0.2% due to increases in the sub-indices of “Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media” (+2.7%), “Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus” (+6.1%) and “Manufacture of textile” (+1.4%).

4. The index receded by 0.1% in September due to decreases in “Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco” (-0.2%) and “Manufacture of wood, wood products, and cork except furniture” (-0.7%) partly offset by an increase in “Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus” (+7.7%).

5. The overall index rose by 1.0% in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the previous quarter, mainly due to increases in the sub-indices of “Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco” (+1.1%), “Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products” (+2.7%) and “Publishing ,printing and reproduction of recorded media” (+1.8%).

6. Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2008, the overall index for the third quarter of 2009 went down by 3.3%. This was mostly due to decreases in the sub-indices of “Manufacture of basic metals” (-39.5%),“Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco” (-2.7%), and “Manufacture of fabricated metal products” (-3.4%).


December 2009

More: PRODUCER PRICE INDEX – MANUFACTURING (PPI-M) -3rd Quarter 2009

Introduction

Table 1 - Monthly indices by NSIC group, October 2008 to September 2009 - Manufacturing Sector

Table 2 - Monthly indices by NSIC group for the base period (Year 2003) - Manufacturing Sector

Table 3a - Monthly indices by NSIC group, 2004 - Manufacturing Sector

Table 3b - Monthly indices by NSIC group, 2005 - Manufacturing Sector

Table 3c - Monthly indices by NSIC group, 2006 - Manufacturing Sector

Table 3d - Monthly indices by NSIC group, 2007 - Manufacturing Sector

Table 3e - Monthly indices by NSIC group, 2008 - Manufacturing Sector

Table 4 - Quarterly indices by NSIC group, 1 st Quarter 2008 to 3rd Quarter 2009 - Manufacturing Sector

Table 5 - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Monthly indices by NSIC Group, October 2008 to September 2009

Table 6 - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Monthly indices by NSIC Group for the base period (Year 2003)

Table 7a - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Monthly indices by NSIC Group, 2004

Table 7b - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Monthly indices by NSIC Group, 2005

Table 7c - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Monthly indices by NSIC Group, 2006

Table 7d - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Monthly indices by NSIC Group, 2007

Table 7e - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Monthly indices by NSIC Group, 2008

Table 8 - Food, Beverages and Tobacco: Quarterly indices by NSIC Group, 1 st Quarter 2008 to 3rd Quarter 2009

Table 9a - Monthly indices for the Manufacturing Sector, January 2003 - September 2009

Table 9b - Comparative monthly indices for the Manufacturing Sector, January 1998 - September 2009

Table 10a - Monthly sub-indices for the Food, Beverages and Tobacco sub-group, January 2003 - September 2009

Table 10b - Monthly sub-indices for the Food, Beverages and Tobacco sub-group, January 1993 - September 2009

 

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