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Increase in prices of refined oil products
Refined oil products contributed to the overall increase in manufacturing prices. The manufacturing, mining and quarrying index rose by 0.9 per cent from January to February. The 12-month rate (February 2000 - February 2001) was 4.4 per cent.
Most groups in manufacturing, mining and quarrying showed an increase. The largest contribution came from refined petroleum products, where the prices rose by 4.4 per cent. Prices of food, beverages, tobacco, and pulp, paper and paper products increased by 0.9 and 3.7 per cent respectively. The group fabricated metal products pulled in the opposite direction, with a price fall of 0.7 per cent.
In the group oil and gas extraction the prices increased by 8.3 per cent from January to February. This was mainly due to an increase in the price of crude oil. Electricity, gas and steam supply showed an increase amounting to 15.4 per cent. The total index rose by 5.5 per cent.
Among the main industrial groupings it was the energy goods that showed the largest increase, with 8.4 per cent from January to February. Durable consumer goods rose by 1.5 per cent.
Commodity price index for the industrial sectors. 2000=100 |
February 2001 | Changes, per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January 2001-February 2001 | February 2000-February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total index | 98,42 | 5,5 | 3,8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil and gas extraction | 93,33 | 8,3 | 1,6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying | 101,73 | 0,9 | 4,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electricity, gas and steam supply | 157,01 | 15,4 | 50,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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