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[PIO] Producer Price Index in Industry: August 2023

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Annual Change -3.1%


The Producer Price Index for Industry for August 2023 reached 137.6 points (base 2015=100), an increase of 0.1% compared to July 2023. In terms of the change compared to the same month last year, there was a decrease of 3.1%. For the January-August 2023 period, the index recorded an increase of 7.6% compared to the same period in 2022.


In August 2023, compared to July 2023, the index remained stable in the mining and quarrying and electricity supply sectors, while it increased in the manufacturing sector by 0.2%. In the water supply and materials recovery sector, there was a decrease of 0.3%.

In terms of changes compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, there was an increase in the mining and quarrying (6.7%) and manufacturing (3.9%) sectors and a decrease in the electricity supply (17.0%) and water supply and materials recovery (9.2%) sectors.

By manufacturing sector, in August 2023 compared to the same month last year, increases were recorded in the production of other non-metallic mineral products (8.8%), food and beverage (6.2%), furniture manufacturing, other manufacturing, and repair and installation of machinery and equipment (5.5%), in the manufacture of refined petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products and pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (4.3%), in the manufacture of electronic and optical products and electrical equipment (2.6%) and in the manufacture of paper and paper products and printing (2.3%), while there was a decrease in the production of basic metals and fabricated metal products (-5.8%).

Table 1


Economic Activity

[/TD] [TD]

Index (2015=100)

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]

Percentage Change (%)

[/TD]

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Jul

2023

[/TD] [TD]

Aug

2023

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]

Aug2023/

Jul 2023

[/TD] [TD]

Aug 2023/

Aug 2022

[/TD] [TD]

Jan-Aug 2023/

Jan-Aug 2022

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Mines and Quarries

[/TD] [TD]

121,9

[/TD] [TD]

121.9

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]

0.0

[/TD] [TD]

6.7

[/TD] [TD]

14,0

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Manufacturing

[/TD] [TD]

124.5

[/TD] [TD]

124.8

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]

0,2

[/TD] [TD]

3,9

[/TD] [TD]

7,3

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Power Supply

[/TD] [TD]

188,6

[/TD] [TD]

188.6

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]

0.0

[/TD] [TD]

-17,0

[/TD] [TD]

11,3

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Water Supply and Materials Recovery

[/TD] [TD]

138,8

[/TD] [TD]

138.4

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]

-0.3

[/TD] [TD]

-9.2

[/TD] [TD]

-7,2

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

General Index

Domestic

Export

[/TD] [TD]

137,4

142.4

115.0

[/TD] [TD]

137.6

142.4

116,4

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]

0.1

0.0

1.2

[/TD] [TD]

-3.1

-4,3

4,0

[/TD] [TD]

7,6

8,2

4,7

[/TD] [/TR]



Note: Data for July and August 2023 in the Electricity Supply and Water Supply and Materials Recovery sectors are preliminary.



Table 2


NACE Code

Rev.2

[TD]

Economic Activity

[/TD] [TD]

Percentage Change (%)

[/TD]

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Aug2023/

Jul 2023

[/TD] [TD]

Aug 2023/

Aug 2022

[/TD] [TD]

Jan-Aug 2023/

Jan-Aug 2022

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

C

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacturing

[/TD] [TD]

0,2

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

3,9

[/TD] [TD]

7,3

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

10+11+12

[/TD] [TD]

Food industry, Beverage and tobacco products

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

-0.2

[/TD] [TD]

6.2

[/TD] [TD]

9,5

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

13+14+15

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel and leather goods

[/TD] [TD]

0,0

[/TD] [TD]

1,6

[/TD] [TD]

1,9

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

16

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of wood and cork products, except furniture

[/TD] [TD]

0,0

[/TD] [TD]

0,9

[/TD] [TD]

4,1

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

17+18

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of paper and paper products and printing

[/TD] [TD]

0,0

[/TD] [TD]

2,3

[/TD] [TD]

7,3

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

19+20+21

[/TD] [TD]

Production of refined petroleum products, chemical substances and products and pharmaceutical products and preparations

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

3,3

[/TD] [TD]

4,3

[/TD] [TD]

3,8

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

22

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

[/TD] [TD]

-0,7

[/TD] [TD]

0,1

[/TD] [TD]

4,1

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

23

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

[/TD] [TD]

0,0

[/TD] [TD]

8,8

[/TD] [TD]

15,3

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

24+25

[/TD] [TD]

Basic Metals and Fabricated Metal Products

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

0,0

[/TD] [TD]

-5.8

[/TD] [TD]

-0.8

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

26+27

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of Electronic and Optical Products and Electrical Equipment

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

0,0

[/TD] [TD]

2,6

[/TD] [TD]

4,7

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

28+29+30

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of machinery and equipment, Motor Vehicles and Other Transport Equipment

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

0,3

[/TD] [TD]

0,1

[/TD] [TD]

3,7

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

31+32+33

[/TD] [TD]

Manufacture of Furniture, Other Manufacturing and Repair and Installation of Machinery and Equipment

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

0,4

[/TD] [TD]

5,5

[/TD] [TD]

7,0

[/TD] [/TR]




METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION


Definitions

The Producer Price Index in the Industry is a monthly indicator and is a composite of the individual Domestic and External Producer Price Indices.

For prices of products sold on the domestic market, selling prices are collected excluding VAT and other duties or taxes on the products.

For prices of products sold on the external market, FOB (free on board) prices are collected and include all charges until the goods are loaded on the means of transport to their export destination.

The prices chosen to compile the index refer mainly to transactions between the enterprises producing and selling the goods selected for pricing and the enterprises buying them, regardless of whether these goods are subsequently used as raw materials for the production of other products or resold.

Purpose of the Index

The monthly Producer Price Index for Industry expresses the evolution of prices in the mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity and water supply and materials recovery industries, i.e. Sectors B, C, D and E of the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Rev. 2 of the European Union. The indicator excludes waste water treatment, collection, treatment and disposal of waste and remediation activities, i.e. codes 37, 38.1, 38.2 and 39 of sector E. The indicator may provide an early indication of inflationary pressures in the economy. The overall index is broken down into a domestic market index and an export index.

Data collection

Data collection for the mining and quarrying, manufacturing and materials recovery sectors is carried out by the Statistical Office through telephone interviews and email. Prices are taken after the first Thursday of each month from a sample of enterprises. The Cyprus Electricity Authority provides consumption data in quantity and value, while data is also obtained from the Water Supply Boards and desalination plants.

Method of Calculation

The Producer Price Index in Industry has a base year of 2015, i.e. it shows the monthly change in prices relative to the monthly average of prices in 2015. In the base year, the average of the Producer Price Indices for the twelve months is 100.0. For example, if the Producer Price Index for a month is 112.3 for an activity, this means that prices for that activity increased in that month by 12.3% compared to the monthly average price in 2015.

To compile the total Producer Price Index in Industry, the weighted average of the individual indices for the various sectors of Industry is calculated. The coefficients used in the weighting reflect the sales value of the products of each sub-sector in the base year (2015) in relation to the total sales value of all products of the sector.

The compilation of the Producer Price Index in Industry is done in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics. The Index is sent monthly to the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat).

For more information:

Statistical Office Portal, under Industry

CYSTAT-DB (Database)

Predefined Tables (Excel)

The Predefined Tables in Excel format include data up to December 2022. For January 2023 and onwards, the update is done only in the CYSTAT-DB Database.

Contact

Evangelia Menelaou: Tel. Tel: emenelaou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

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