Producer and Import Price Index in January 2016 – 0.4% decline in Producer and Import Price Index
Neuchâtel, 22.02.2016 - (FSO) - The Producer and Import Price Index fell in January 2016 by 0.4% compared with the previous month, reaching 99.6 points (base December 2015 = 100). Whereas the Producer Price Index declined by 0.1%, the Import Price Index fell by 0.8%. The decline is due largely to falling prices for petroleum products. Compared with January 2015, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 5.3%. These are the findings of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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