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The increase was due to metallurgy
Industrial price index grew by 0.6 per cent in February
15/09/2004
General industrial price index grew by 0.6 percent in February, driven by the activity of the metallurgical sector, which experienced an increase in their rates of 5 per cent, and, to a lesser extent, by the food and beverage industry, with an increase of 0.8 per cent, according to reflects a study by the National Institute of statistics (INE).
The activities that were a more significant decrease among coking and refining of oil, with a fall of 0.8%. According to the economic destination of the goods, the rates of change recorded in February over January were of 0.5 percent for consumer goods (0.7% assets of durable consumption and 0.5 per cent of non-durable consumer goods)from 0.3 per cent for equipment, 1.2 percent for intermediate goods and of - 0.5% for energy.
With these data, the annual rate of industrial prices in February index stood at 0.7 percent from February 2003. This variation has been motivated by the activity of the industry of food products and beverages (3.3 per cent) and metallurgy (6.1 per cent).
The annual rate of the index of industrial prices in February were placed in a
0.7% with respect to February 2003
0.7% with respect to February 2003
ING were 2.1 per cent in the case of consumer goods (2.4 per cent of durable consumer goods and 2.1 per cent of not lasting consumption), from 1.3 per cent in the capital equipmentfrom 2 per cent in intermediate goods and of - 5.4% in the case of the energy.
The numbers of businesses in the industry index fell by 2.6 per cent in January
same month of 2003, in which is the first decline since August of last year,
When recorded an annual decline of 0.9 per cent
same month of 2003, in which is the first decline since August of last year,
When recorded an annual decline of 0.9 per cent
Fell the industrial turnover in 2003
On the other hand, the numbers of businesses in the industry index fell by 2.6 percent in January over the same month of 2003, in what is the first decline since August of last year, when recorded an annual decline of 0.9 percent. The economic destiny of the goods, the rates of change were of - 0.7 percent for consumer goods (- 4.9 per cent in the case of consumer goods lasting, while those of non-durable consumption remained stable)- 4.9 per cent for equipment, - 1.7 percent for intermediate goods and - 8.7 per cent for energy.
