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Producer and Import Price Index in April 2017 0.2% decline in Producer and Import Price Index in April 2017

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Neuchâtel, 15.05.2017 (FSO) - The Producer and Import Price Index fell in April 2017 by 0.2% compared with the previous month, reaching 100.1 points (base December 2015 = 100). This decline is due in particular to lower prices for petroleum products and machinery. Compared with April 2016, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products rose by 0.8%. These are some of the findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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