Bulgaria's producer price index saw a decrease by 0.1% in August compared to the previous month, according to the country's National Statistical Institute, NSI.
Domestic market prices dropped in manufacturing by 0.6% and in mining and quarrying industry by 0.1%, while in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply the prices rose by 0.6%. In manufacturing, compared to the previous month prices dropped in the manufacture of food products and in the manufacture of beverages by 0.5%, while a price increase was reported in the repair and installation of machinery and equipment by 2.1%, and in the manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment by 0.5%.
Producer price index in August 2014 decreased by 1.0% compared to the same month of 2013. Domestic market prices fell in the mining and quarrying industry by 4.8%,in the manufacturing by 0.3%, and in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 1.9%.
In manufacturing compared to August 2013, a price decrease was registered in the manufacture of food products by 3.9%, in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products by 3.7%, in the manufacture of basic metals and in the manufacture of other transport equipment by 2.2%.
The total producer price index in the industry in August 2014 remained at the level of the previous month. Higher prices were registered in mining and quarrying industry by 2.0% and in electricity, gas,steam and air conditioning supply by 0.6%, while in manufacturing prices dropped by 0.2%.
In manufacturing, more significant price decreases were seen in the manufacture of beverages by 0.5%, in the manufacture of food products by 0.4%, while prices increases were reported in the repair and installation of machinery and equipment by 1.9% and in the manufacture of basic metals by 1.0%.
The total producer price index in August decreased by 0.5% comparing to the same month of 2013. In manufacturing, prices increased by 0.2% compared to August 2013. More significant price increases were seen in the manufacture of tobacco products by 5.1%, in the manufacture of leather and related products by 4.1%, while the producer prices fell in the manufacture of food products by 3.5%, in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products by 1.7% and in printing and reproduction of recorded media by 0.4%.