EU June producer prices up 2.2%, chems up 2.4%

02 August 2007 12:05  [Source: ICIS news]

MUMBAI (ICIS news)--EU industrial producer prices rose 2.2% in June compared with the corresponding month in 2006, with chemicals and man-made fibres increasing 2.4%, official statistics agency Eurostat said on Thursday.

Month on month, EU industrial producer prices rose 0.1%, while prices for chemicals were 0.2% higher.

In the 13-member eurozone, June industrial producer prices raised 2.3% from last year and 0.1% from May.

Chemicals and man-made fibres prices in the eurozone were up 2.4% from a year ago, and rose 0.2% from May.

Industrial producer prices

 

June 2007 vs June 2006 (%)

June 2007 vs May 2007 (%)

EU Chemicals

2.4

0.2

eurozone chemicals

2.4

0.2

EU industry

2.2

0.1

eurozone industry

2.3

0.1

 

Source: Eurostat

The countries in the eurozone are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands.


By: Isha Jha
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