PRODUCER PRICE INDEX - AGRICULTURE (PPI-A)
First quarter 2012
Highlights
1. Monthly index
Overall index
The Producer Price Index–Agriculture, which was 108.1 in December 2011, went up by 2.6% to reach 110.9 in March 2012. This rise was due to the combined effects of a decrease of 1.1% in January followed by increases of 1.4% and 2.3% in February and March respectively.
Sugar cane
The index for “Sugar cane” for the period July 2011 to March 2012 was 87.6 based on the provisional price of sugar for the 2011 crop. This represents an increase of 18.2% over the 2010 crop. It is assumed that the same price prevails during the whole of the crop year. It is to be noted that the index may be revised at the end of June 2012 when the final price for the 2011 crop is available.
Other crop products
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In January 2012, the index for “Other crop products” decreased
by 9.0% mainly due to a 16.5% decrease in the prices of fresh vegetables.
- In February 2012, the index rose by 6.2% largely as a result of increases
in the prices of fresh vegetables (+19.2%), partly offset by a decrease of
16.3% in the prices of fruits.
- In March 2012, the index went up by 13.9% as a consequence of higher prices
of fresh vegetables (+20.8%).
Animals and animal products
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In January 2012, the index for “Animals and animal products” went
up by 2.0%. This was mainly due to increases in the prices of poultry (+2.1%)
and eggs (+2.2%).
- In February 2012, the index increased by 0.8% due to increases in the prices
of poultry (+1.0%) and eggs (+0.3%).
- In March 2012, the index dropped by 1.4% as a consequence of decreases in
the prices of poultry (-1.8%) and eggs (-0.6%).
2. Quarterly index
During the first quarter of 2012, PPI-A increased by 0.8% compared to the previous quarter. This was due to higher prices of animals and animal products (+3.6%), fruits (+7.6%) and flowers, ornamental plants (+0.8%), partly offset by lower prices of fresh vegetables (-2.2%) and root crops (-7.6%).
Compared to the first quarter of 2011, the index increased by 7.4 %.
3. Yearly index
In 2011, producer prices of agricultural products were on average 5.1% higher compared to 2010.
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Producer Price Index - Agriculture - 1st Quarter 2012
Introduction
Table 1 : Monthly indices by commodity group and product, January 2012 - March 2012
Table 2 : Monthly indices by commodity group and product, January 2011 - December 2011
Table 3 : Monthly indices by commodity group and product, January 2010 - December 2010
Table 4 : Monthly indices by commodity group and product, January 2009 - December 2009
Table 5 : Percentage changes from previous month by commodity group and product , April 2011 - March 2012
Table 6 : Percentage changes from corresponding month of previous year by commodity group and product , April 2011 - March 2012
Table 7 : Quarterly indices by commodity group and product, 2nd Quarter 2010 - 1st Quarter 2012
Table 8 : Quarterly changes (%) and net contributions of commodity group and product to the change, 1st Quarter 2011- 1st Quarter 2012
Table 9 : Annual indices, annual changes (%) and net contributions of commodity group and product to the change, 2009 - 2011
Table 10 : Monthly and Quarterly Price Indices - Agriculture (PPI-A) : January 2009 - March 2012
Table 11 : Monthly Producer Price Index-Agriculture (PPI-A) : January 1996 - March 2012
Table 12 : Weight distribution for the base period and its months by commodity group and product
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