The Industrial Production Prices Index registered a year-on-year change rate of -2.6% in December (-3.4% in the previous month). Excluding the Energy grouping, the index decreased by 0.3% (the same change rate observed in November). The monthly change rate of the total index was -1.1% in December (-1.9% in the same month of 2014).
In the 4th quarter 2015, the year-on-year change rate of the total index was -3.3%, unchanged from the previous quarter.
The annual change rate of the total index was -3.0% in 2015 (-1.2% in 2014). Excluding the Energy grouping, the annual change rate -0,1% in 2015 (-1,2% in 2014).