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Producer prices for manufactured products rose by 9.2 per cent in February 2023 year-on-year

release | Producer price indices 2023, February

According to Statistics Finland, producer prices for manufactured products rose by an average of 9.2 per cent from February 2022 to February 2023. The producer prices of manufactured products sold on the domestic market rose by 11.6 per cent, while the producer prices of export products went up by 6.7 per cent.

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  • Producer prices for manufactured products rose by an average of 9.2 per cent from February 2022 to February 2023.
  • The rise in the producer prices for manufactured products was particularly caused by higher prices of paper and paper products, food products and oil products compared to last year's February.
  • The export price index rose by 6.7 per cent and the import price index by 7.6 per cent in a year.
  • The basic price index for domestic supply went up by 10.2 per cent. The basic price index for domestic supply including taxes rose by 9.4 per cent.

Product groups affecting the changes in indices

The rise in the producer prices for manufactured products was particularly caused by higher prices of paper and paper products, food products and oil products compared to last year's February.

The export price index rose by 6.7 per cent and the import price index by 7.6 per cent in a year. The basic price index for domestic supply went up by 10.2 per cent. The basic price index for domestic supply including taxes rose by 9.4 per cent.

The rise in the export price index was especially due to higher prices of paper and paper products, machinery and equipment, and chemical products compared to last year’s February. The rise in the import price index was, in turn, especially caused by higher prices of chemicals and chemical products, food products and electricity from a year ago.

From January to February, producer prices for manufactured products went down by 0.6 per cent. Producer prices fell especially due to fallen prices of electricity and oil products compared with the previous month. The fall in prices was curbed particularly by higher prices of iron and steel.

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Producer price index for manufactured products 2015=100, 2023M02, Products by activity (CPA 2015, MIG)

Export price index 2015=100, 2023M02, Products by activity (CPA 2015, MIG)

Import price index 2015=100, 2023M02, Products by activity (CPA 2015, MIG)

Basic price index for domestic supply 2015=100, 2023M02, Products by activity (CPA 2015, MIG)

Basic price index for domestic supply, including taxes 2015=100, 2023M02, Products by activity (CPA 2015, MIG)

Producer price indices 1949=100, 2023M02, Industry (ISIC, SITC)

Basic price index for domestic supply E40 2000=100, 2023M02, (NACE-TOL 2002)

Wood pellet, consumer price 2015=100, 2023M02

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