Food producer prices have risen well above the average

In December last year, industrial producer prices increased by 2.4 percent year-on-year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Monday.

Domestic sales prices increased on average by 3.3 percent, within which prices of the manufacturing industry rose 4.8 percent and prices for energy rose 0.3 percent year-on-year. Producer prices for the food industry rose 7.4 percent year-on-year, which is an increase of 0.8 percentage points, compared to the 6.6 percent of the previous two months. (MTI)