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Published: 26 January 2015

Producer prices for services grew by 0.8 per cent year-on-year in October to December

According to Statistics Finland, producer prices for services went up by 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014 from the corresponding quarter of the year before.

Producer Price Indices for Services 2010=100, I/2010–IV/2014

Producer prices for services were pushed up particularly by higher prices of software and related services and postal activities under universal service obligation during the year. The increase in the total index was also affected by higher rents of business premises. The rise was held back by, among other things, lower prices of road freight transport, telecommunications and management consulting services.

Compared with the third quarter, producer prices for services remained unchanged, on average.

Producer Price Indices for Services 2010=100, 4th quarter 2014

Industry	Point figure	Quarterly change,%	Annual change,%
TOTAL INDEX	106.9	0.0	0.8
H Transportation and storage	106.0	-0.8	0.5
I Accommodation and food service activities	111.9	2.1	1.2
J Information and communication	104.4	-0.3	1.1
L Real estate activities	111.3	1.0	1.2
M Professional, scientific and technical activities	104.2	0.3	0.1
N Administrative and support service activities	114.1	0.2	1.1
P Education	116.0	2.6	8.5
Q Human health and social work activities	113.3	0.0	2.5
R Arts, entertainment and recreation	114.0	0.2	2.6
S Other service activities	112.6	1.3	2.2

Producer Price Indices for Services describe the price development in business services provided by enterprises to other enterprises and the public sector. The total index currently covers 57 per cent of the market services.

Source: Producer Price Indices for Services 2014, 4th quarter. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Susanna Tåg 029 551 2991, Satu Sitkiä-Vikholm 029 551 3424, Toni Udd 029 551 3380, pthi.tilastokeskus@stat.fi

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Updated 26.1.2015