In July 2008, compared with the previous month, prices in total industry excluding the energy sector rose by 0.5% in both the euro area and the EU27. Prices in the energy sector increased by 2.8% and 1.9% respectively. Intermediate goods gained 0.8% in both zones. Non-durable consumer goods rose by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU27. In both zones, capital goods and durable consumer goods increased by 0.2%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases were registered in Bulgaria (+2.9%), the Netherlands (+2.1%) and Germany (+2.0%), and the lowest in the Czech Republic (+0.1%) and the United Kingdom (+0.2%). The industrial producer price index remained stable in Ireland.
Annual changes
In July 2008, compared with July 2007, prices in total industry excluding the energy sector increased by 4.3% in the euro area and by 4.9% in the EU27. Prices in the energy sector rose by 24.5% and 29.4% respectively. Intermediate goods gained 5.6% in the euro area and 6.5% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods increased by 4.6% and 5.2% respectively. Durable consumer goods gained 2.4% in the euro area and 2.5% in the EU27. Capital goods rose by 2.0% and 2.5% respectively.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases were observed in Denmark (+23.2%), the United Kingdom (+20.0%) and Lithuania (+18.9%), and the lowest in the Czech Republic (+5.3%), Ireland (+6.1%) and Slovakia (+6.3%).
