The level of prices of products sold on the domestic market increased by 1.4%, and prices of exported products – by 1.7%. Producer prices of products exported to euro area countries rose by 2.2%, prices of products exported to non-euro area countries – by 1.3%.
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork (except furniture), manufacture of selected food products, as well as manufacture of rubber and plastic products had upward impact on the producer price changes. Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products had downward effect.
Producer price changes in April 2021
(as per cent)
|
|
Weights |
Price changes in April 2021 compared to |
|
|
March 2021 |
April 2020 |
||
|
Industrial production – total |
100.0 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
|
Mining and quarrying |
2.4 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
|
Manufacturing |
78.8 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
14.9 |
0.0 |
-2.1 |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
3.9 |
1.8 |
10.9 |
|
Products sold on the domestic market |
100.0 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
|
Mining and quarrying |
1.9 |
1.2 |
5.0 |
|
Manufacturing |
58.8 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
31.8 |
0.0 |
-2.1 |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
7.5 |
0.8 |
10.4 |
|
Exported products |
100.0 |
1.7 |
7.1 |
|
Mining and quarrying |
3.0 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
|
Manufacturing |
96.3 |
1.7 |
7.2 |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
0.7 |
10.5 |
13.0 |
In April 2021, compared to April 2020, the average level of producer prices in Latvian industry rose by 5.1 %. The level of prices of products sold on the domestic market grew by 2.9 %, and prices of exported products – by 7.1 %. Prices of products exported to euro area countries rose by 6.1 %, prices of products exported to non-euro area countries – by 8.0 %.
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork (except furniture), waste collection, treatment and disposal activities, materials recovery, as well as manufacture of chemicals and chemical products had upward impact on the producer price changes. Price drop of gas and heat supply, as well as manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products had downward impact on the producer price changes.
