Manufacturing output prices over 5 percent up

change | |
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2014 September | -1 |
2014 October | -1.2 |
2014 November | -2.6 |
2014 December | -5.7 |
2015 January | -7.5 |
2015 February | -6.1 |
2015 March | -4.5 |
2015 April | -3.8 |
2015 May | -3.3 |
2015 June | -3.5 |
2015 July | -4.1 |
2015 August | -5.7 |
2015 September | -6.5 |
2015 October | -6.2 |
2015 November | -4.7 |
2015 December | -3.3 |
2016 January | -2.7 |
2016 February | -5 |
2016 March | -5.4 |
2016 April | -5.9 |
2016 May | -5.3 |
2016 June | -4.5 |
2016 July | -4.2 |
2016 August | -2.2 |
2016 September | -0.7 |
2016 October | 1.5 |
2016 November | 1 |
2016 December | 4.4 |
2017 January | 7 |
2017 February | 8.6 |
2017 March | 7.7 |
2017 April | 7.5 |
2017 May | 4.9 |
2017 June | 3 |
2017 July | 3.1 |
2017 August | 3.6 |
2017 September | 4.1 |
2017 October | 2.8 |
2017 November | 3.8 |
2017 December | 2.1 |
2018 January | 1.5 |
2018 February | 0.3 |
2018 March | 0.6 |
2018 April | 1.1 |
2018 May | 3.7 |
2018 June | 5 |
2018 July | 5.5 |
2018 August | 5.2 |
Price increase crude oil slightly lower
In August 2018, the price of a barrel of North Sea Brent oil was almost 64 euros, 45 percent higher than in August 2017. In July 2018, the crude oil barrel price stood at over 64 euros, more than 50 percent up on July 2017.
Output prices are strongly affected by crude oil price developments. In August, prices of petroleum derivatives increased by almost 35 percent year-on-year. The price increase in the preceding month was 40 percent.
In the chemical industry as well, output prices are affected by changes in the price of crude oil. Output prices of chemical products were nearly 10 percent higher in August than in the same month last year. The price increase is the same as in July.
Furthermore, prices in the automotive industry as well as prices of metal products, rubber and plastic products, machinery and of electrotechnical products were higher than twelve months previously. On the other hand, prices of food products were below the level of one year previously.
% change | |
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Petroleum products | 34.7 |
Chemical products | 9.7 |
Electronic products | 2.2 |
Cars | 2 |
Rubber and plastic | 1.3 |
Metal products | 1.3 |
Machinery | 1.1 |
Food products | -1.1 |
*Altogether, the eight industries referred to account for almost 80 percent of the total Dutch manufacturing industry |
Prices of manufactured products more or less equal to July
Prices of manufactured products in August were about the same as in July. Prices on the domestic and foreign markets also hardly changed.
index | |
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2014 September | 105.7 |
2014 October | 104.6 |
2014 November | 103.2 |
2014 December | 100.1 |
2015 January | 98.2 |
2015 February | 99.7 |
2015 March | 100.9 |
2015 April | 102 |
2015 May | 102.7 |
2015 June | 102.7 |
2015 July | 102 |
2015 August | 99.9 |
2015 September | 98.8 |
2015 October | 98 |
2015 November | 98.3 |
2015 December | 96.8 |
2016 January | 95.5 |
2016 February | 94.7 |
2016 March | 95.5 |
2016 April | 96 |
2016 May | 97.2 |
2016 June | 98.1 |
2016 July | 97.7 |
2016 August | 97.6 |
2016 September | 98.1 |
2016 October | 99.5 |
2016 November | 99.3 |
2016 December | 101 |
2017 January | 102.2 |
2017 February | 102.9 |
2017 March | 102.8 |
2017 April | 103.2 |
2017 May | 102 |
2017 June | 101.1 |
2017 July | 100.7 |
2017 August | 101.1 |
2017 September | 102.1 |
2017 October | 102.3 |
2017 November | 103.1 |
2017 December | 103.1 |
2018 January | 103.7 |
2018 February | 103.2 |
2018 March | 103.5 |
2018 April | 104.3 |
2018 May | 105.8 |
2018 June | 106.2 |
2018 July | 106.3 |
2018 August | 106.4 |
Sources
- StatLine - Producer Prices Index
- StatLine - Producer Prices Index (PPI); output and import prices by product
Related items
- Dossier - Business Cycle