Monthly Statistical Bulletin, march 2022

MARCH 2022 29 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN Industrial Production Prices accelerated to 20.7% In February 2022, the Industrial Production Prices Index (IPPI) registered a year-on-year increase of 20.7% (17.8% in the previous month): • 60.9% in Energy (46.5% in January); • 19.2% in Intermediate goods (18.8% in January). The rate of change concerning this indicator continued to be strongly influenced by the increase in the prices of energy and raw materials, without which the index grew by 5.9% (5.3% in the previous month). The month-on-month rate of change regarding the IPPI was 2.7% (0.2% in February 2021). Industrial Production Prices Index (year-on-year rate of change) Total Index and Major Industrial Groupings (month-on-month rate of change) More information is available at: Industrial production price index – February 2022 16 March 2022 20.7% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% Feb-19May-19Aug-19 Nov-19 Feb-20May-20Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21May-21Aug-21 Nov-21 Feb-22 0.2% 0.4% 1.3% 0.0% -2.2% 2.7% 1.0% 1.7% 0.3% 7.4% -4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% Total Consumer goods Intermediate goods Investment goods Energy February 2021 February 2022

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