BRUSSELS (AFX) - Euro zone industrial producer prices rose 0.1 pct in January from December and were up 4.8 pct year-on-year against 5.4 pct the previous month, the EU statistics office Eurostat said.
In the EU, the January PPI was unchanged from December and was up 4.1 pct year-on-year, against 4.7 the previous month, it said.
In the euro zone, among PPI components, intermediate goods prices fell 0.6 pct in January from December, but were up 7.9 pct year-on-year.
Capital goods rose 0.2 pct from December and were up 0.9 pct year-on-year, durable consumer goods rose 0.5 pct in December from November and were up 1.7 pct year-on-year, while non-durable consumer goods rose 0.5 pct in the month and 3.1 pct from a year earlier.
In the EU 15, among PPI components, intermediate goods prices fell 0.9 pct in January from December, but were up 7.2 pct year-on-year. Capital goods rose 0.2 pct from December and were up 0.3 pct year-on-year, durable consumer goods rose 0.5 pct in December from November and were up 1.5 pct year-on-year, while non-durable consumer goods rose 0.4 pct in the month and 2.7 pct from a year earlier.
Monthly PPI fell in five member states in December, particularly in Portugal where PPI dropped 3.8 pct.
PPI were unchanged in Italy and Sweden and up in four member states, with the sharpest rise posted in the Netherlands, up 1.2 pct. The annual PPI rises varied between 0.9 pct in the UK and 8.1 pct in the Netherlands and 7.3 pct in Portugal.
Compared to Dec 2000, the annual PPI rates decreased in all member states except Germany, Eurostat said.