In August 2012, compared with the previous month, prices in total industry excluding the energy sector gained 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU27. Prices in the energy sector increased by 2.4% and 3.2% respectively.
Intermediate goods rose by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU27. In both zones, non-durable consumer goods gained 0.3% and durable consumer goods 0.1%, while capital goods remained stable.
Among the Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in the total index were recorded in Denmark (+2.9%), the United Kingdom (+1.8%) and Finland (+1.7%), and the lowest in Slovenia (+0.1%) and Latvia (+0.3%). Prices remained stable in Belgium, Hungary and Malta.
Annual comparison
In August 2012 compared with August 2011, prices in total industry excluding the energy sector increased by 1.0% in the euro area and by 1.1% in the EU27. Prices in the energy sector gained 7.9% and 7.2% respectively. Nondurable consumer goods rose by 2.1% in the euro area and by 2.4% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods increased by 1.6% in both zones. Capital goods gained 0.9% in the euro area and 1.0% in the EU27. Intermediate goods rose by 0.3% in both zones.
Among the Member States for which data are available, the largest increases in the total index were observed in Bulgaria (+7.1%), Greece (+6.8%) and Cyprus (+6.7%), and the smallest in Malta and Slovenia (both +0.8%) and Austria (+1.1%). The only decrease was recorded in Sweden (-0.5%).
