Producer and import price index , December 2016
Producer prices increased in December
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-01-26 9.30
Producer prices increased 2.1 percent between November and December. In the same period, prices increased 3.4 percent on the import market and 2.5 percent on the export market. On the domestic market, prices increased 1.5 percent.
Higher crude oil prices accounted for the largest contribution to the upturn on the import market in December. On the domestic market, higher prices for district heating contributed to the increase. On the export market, higher prices for machinery and equipment contributed to the increase. Increases were partly offset, across all markets, by a fall in electricity prices.
Domestic supply, that is, producer prices on the domestic and import markets together, increased 2.4 percent from November to December and 6.3 percent compared with December last year.
Compared with December last year, producer prices have increased 6.5 percent. In the same period, prices on the export market and the import market increased 8.1 percent and 7.8 percent respectively. On the domestic market, prices increased 4.8 percent in the same period.
Total: B-E* |
Index | Change, percent (monthly) | Change, percent (yearly) |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2005=100 | November 16 - December 16 | December 15 -December 16 | |
Producer Price Index |
119.1 | 2.1 | 6.5 |
Manufacturing |
118.0 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
Producer Price Index, home sales |
123.4 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
Electricity, gas, heating |
132.6 | 2.1 | 8.2 |
Electricity |
103.4 | ‑10.6 | 17.1 |
Export Price Index |
115.1 | 2.5 | 8.1 |
Import Price Index |
113.5 | 3.4 | 7.8 |
Price Index for domestic supply |
118.4 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
Consumer goods |
122.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
Capital goods |
107.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
Intermediate goods |
123.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
Energy related goods** |
124.9 | 8.8 | 22.9 |
* Products from mining and quarrying, manufactured products, electricity, gas, heating, cooling, water and waste collection. ** Subgroups 05, 06, 19, 35 and 36: Energy minerals (mainly crude oil), coal, refined petroleum products, nuclear fuel, electricity, gas, heating, cooling and water.
Changes in exchange rates in December
An appreciation or depreciation of the Swedish currency has a tendency to lower or raise export and import prices in Swedish kronor. According to Swedish Customs exchange rates, the Swedish krona depreciated against the British Pound by 5.7 percent, against the US dollar by 4.5 percent, and against the Danish Krone and the Euro by 1.1 percent. The exchange rate against the Norwegian Krone remained unchanged during the period.
Product group according to SPIN 2007 |
Largest contributions, in percentage points, to total percentage change, November-December |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer Price Index, home sales | Export Price Index | Import Price Index | ||||
06.1 |
Crude oil |
1.3 | ||||
10 |
Food products |
0.1 | ||||
14 |
Wearing apparel |
0.1 | ||||
17.1 |
Pulp, paper and paperboard |
0.1 | ||||
20 |
Chemicals and chemical products |
0.1 | 0.2 | |||
24.1 |
Basic iron and steel and ferro-alloys |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
24.4 |
Basic precious and other non-ferrous metals |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
25 |
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
0.1 | 0.1 | |||
26 |
Computer, electronic and optical products |
0.1 | 0.3 | |||
28 |
Machinery and equipment |
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
29 |
Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
0.1 | 0.1 | |||
35.11 |
Electricity |
-0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ||
35.3 |
District heating |
0.8 | ||||
38.11 |
Non-hazardous waste; collection services of non-hazardous waste |
0.1 | ||||
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