On a yearly basis, prices declined for energy (-3.1% vs 0.5% in June) and intermediate products (-5.2% vs -4.3%) in July.

Also, prices eased for capitals goods (5.8% vs 6.5%), durable consumer goods (5.6% vs 6.4%) and non-durables consumer products (11.8% vs 13.2%).

On a monthly comparison basis, producer prices declined 1.0%, after being unchanged in June.