Monthly changes
In October 2009, compared with the previous month, prices in total industry excluding the energy sector fell by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU27. Prices in the energy sector rose by 1.0% and 0.7% respectively. In both zones, capital goods and durable consumer goods remained stable, and intermediate goods fell by 0.1%. Non-durable consumer goods declined by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU27.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in the total index were recorded in the United Kingdom (+1.7%), Greece, France and the Netherlands (all +0.9%), and the largest decreases in Lithuania (-1.2%), Latvia (-0.7%), Denmark, Hungary and Portugal (all -0.5%).
Annual changes
In October 2009, compared with October 2008, prices in total industry excluding the energy sector decreased by 3.9% in the euro area and by 3.2% in the EU27. Prices in the energy sector fell by 14.4% and 12.7% respectively. Intermediate goods declined by 6.4% in the euro area and by 5.7% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods dropped by 3.3% and 2.3% respectively. Capital goods fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods rose by 0.4% and 0.9% respectively.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest falls in the total index were observed in Lithuania (-12.8%), the Netherlands (-11.2%) and Latvia (-10.2%), and the lowest in Slovenia (-1.4%), Sweden (-1.5%) and Ireland (-2.6%).
