Producer and Import Price Index in February 2016 – 0.6% decline in Producer and Import Price Index
Neuchâtel, 17.03.2016 - (FSO) - The Producer and Import Price Index fell in February 2016 by 0.6% compared with the previous month, reaching 99.0 points (base December 2015 = 100). Whereas the Producer Price Index declined by 0.5%, the Import Price Index fell by 1.0%. The decline is due mainly to lower prices for chemical and pharmaceutical products as well as petroleum products. Compared with February 2015, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 4.6%. These are the findings of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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