May 29 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's industrial producer price index (PPI) fell by an annual 4.3% year-on-year in April, after decreasing by 1.5% in March, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Friday.
The decrease in PPI in April was driven by a 6.2% drop in the manufacturing sector, NSI said in a statement.
On a monthly comparison basis, producer prices fell by 2.5% in the review period.
The industrial PPI on the domestic market lost 1.1% on the year and fell 2.4% on a monthly comparison basis. The PPI on the non-domestic market decreased by 9.1% year-on-year and by 2.7% month-on-month.
Bulgarian producer prices, breakdown by industry (pct change):
|
April y/y |
April m/m |
March y/y |
March m/m |
Industrial PPI, total |
-4.3 |
-2.5 |
-1.5 |
-2.1 |
-manufacturing |
-6.2% |
-2.2 |
-3.7 |
-2.6 |
-mining |
-4.8 |
-1.1 |
0.2 |
-1.0 |
-utilities |
1.6 |
-3.9 |
5.3 |
-1.0 |
source: NSI