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Prices of mining and quarrying rebounded 1.1% annually in December compared to a 0.3% fall in November. Meantime, inflation was steady for water collection, treatment and supply (at 9%) and the cost of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning slowed (15% vs 15.6%) while that of manufacturing showed no growth (at -0.2%). On a monthly basis, producer prices edged up 0.2%, the same as in November, SURS said.