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Producer and Import Price Index in January 2022 Producer and Import Price Index rose by 0.6% in January

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14.02.2022 - The Producer and Import Price Index rose in January 2022 by 0.6% compared with the previous month, reaching 105.7 points (December 2020 = 100). In particular, petroleum and natural gas saw higher prices. Compared with January 2021, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products rose by 5.4%. These are the results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

In particular, higher prices for gas and watches were responsible for the increase in the producer price index compared with the previous month. Irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment also became more expensive, as did metal products, electricity as well as wiring and wiring devices. In contrast, lower prices were seen for medical and dental instruments and supplies.

The import price index registered higher prices compared with December 2021, particularly for petroleum and natural gas. Rising prices were also seen for non-ferrous metals and products made therefrom, computers and peripheral equipment, other fabricated metal products, vegetables, melons and potatoes. Medical and dental instruments and supplies as well as flat steel products, in contrast, became cheaper.

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