Slovakia Producer Prices Rise In March
The producer price index increased 0.1 percent year-on-year in March, after a 1.5 percent decline in February.
The domestic market prices declined 0.4 percent annually in March, following a 1.4 percent decrease in the previous month.
Prices for mining and quarrying grew 5.4 percent yearly in March and those of manufacturing rose 0.1 percent.
Prices for electricity, gas, steam and air-condition supply fell 2.0 percent, while those of water supply gained 4.1 percent.
On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 1.6 percent in March, after a 0.5 percent decrease in the preceding month.
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