The year-on-year change rate of the Industrial Production Prices Index stood at -1.6% in September (-0.4% in the previous month). The monthly change rate of the total index was -0.5% (0.7% in September 2012). The index of Manufacturing Industry section registered a year-on-year change rate of -2.6% (-1.2% in August), while the monthly rate of change stood at -0.7% (0.8% in September 2012).