Producer Price Indices in September 2009

Producer prices for manufactured products fell by 9.4 per cent, export prices by 10.0 per cent and import prices by 11.7 per cent from September 2008 to September 2009. The basic price index for domestic supply fell by 9.3 per cent in the year. The year-on-year change in the wholesale price index was -10.2 per cent.

Among the reasons for the fallen producer prices for manufactured products were reductions in the prices of metals and oil products from last year's September. The fall in the prices was curbed by risen cost of district heat.

From August to September, producer prices for manufactured products fell by 0.2 per cent. The fall in the prices was especially due to reductions in the prices of oil products.

Month-on-month and year-on-year changes in Producer Price Indices in September 2009

Indices (2005=100)	Point figure 09/2009	Change % 08/2009 - 09/2009	Change % 09/2008 - 09/2009
Producer price index for manufactured products, total	102.4	-0.2	-9.4
Export price index	93.5	0.0	-10.0
Import price index	101.8	-1.3	-11.7
Basic price index for domestic supply	107.8	-0.8	-9.3
Wholesale price index	106.2	-0.9	-10.2

Source: Producer Price Indices 2009, September. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Jaana Hellman +358 9 1734 2661, Toni Udd +358 9 1734 3380, thi.tilastokeskus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Kari Molnar

Producer price indices 2009, September (pdf 364.6 kB)

Tables

Tables in databases

Pick the data you need into tables, view the data as graphs, or download the data for your use.

Last updated 19.10.2009

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Producer price indices [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-3695. September 2009. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 26.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/thi/2009/09/thi_2009_09_2009-10-19_tie_001_en.html