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Price decrease for architectural activities
Prices for architectural activities decreased by 0.8 per cent in the 4th quarter of 2015 compared to the 4th quarter of 2014. This is the first annual decrease in prices for this group since the index was published for the first time in 1999.
Price index | Change in per cent | ||
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4th quarter 2015 | 3rd quarter 2015 - 4th quarter 2015 | 4th quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 2015 | |
1The media agencies are not included in the index for NACE 73.1 - Advertising activities. | |||
2Release of price index for Car rental is postponed. | |||
Legal activities | 118.4 | -0.8 | 2.2 |
Accounting and auditing activities | 116.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
Business and management consultancy activities | 110.4 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
Architectural activities | 116.7 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
Civil engineering activities | 112.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Technical testing and analysis | 112.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
Advertising1 | 112.2 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
Car rental2 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment activities | 121.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Cleaning activities | 114.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Lower price increase in several industries
From the 4th quarter of 2014 to the 4th quarter of 2015, prices for civil engineering activities decreased by 0.2 per cent. This is the lowest growth in prices since the 2nd quarter of 2011. Within technical testing and analysis, prices decreased by 0.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2014. Prices for legal activities increased by 2.2 per cent compared to the 4th quarter of 2014. This is the lowest price increase since 2006.
Price growth within employment activities
Prices for employment activities increased by 2.1 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2014 to the 4th quarter of 2015. In comparison, prices increased by 1.7 per cent in the 3rd quarter. Prices within advertising increased by 1.5 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2014, almost unchanged compared to the previous quarter.
Additional information
From the 1st quarter of 2012, the base period is set at 2010=100. This will only result in a change of the index level and will not affect any other data.
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