Overall industrial production prices (domestic and foreign markets) decreased 4% in April 2024, compared to April 2023, and 0.01% compared to the previous month, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Tuesday.

According to the source, as far as the domestic market is concerned, the industrial production price index recorded a decrease of 0.2% in April compared to March 2024, or 5.72%, compared to April of the previous year.

As for the external market, in April compared to March, industrial production prices were 0.43% higher and 0.7% higher compared to the same month of the previous year.

By major industrial groups, in April 2024, compared to April 2023, increases in industrial output prices were recorded in: the capital goods industry (+6.03%), the consumer goods industry (3.89%) and the durable goods industry (+1.89%). In the intermediate goods industry a decrease of 3.7% was recorded, and in the energy industry a decrease of 13.37%.

Compared to the reference period, INS data show that, by sector of activity, prices increased in water distribution, sanitation, waste management, decontamination activities (+15.56%) and in manufacturing (1.45%). On the other hand, decreases were recorded in mining and quarrying (-13.62%) and in the production and supply of electricity and heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning (-16.06%).

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