In March, the Industrial Production Prices Index recorded a year-on-year decrease of 1.4%, up by 1.1 percentage points (p.p.) compared to the rate reported in the previous month. Excluding the Energy grouping, the index change rate was -1.9% (-2.4% in February). In the first quarter of 2024, prices in industrial production fell by 2.1% (-3.6% in the previous quarter). The monthly variation of the aggregate index was nil (-1.1% in the same month of the previous year).