The industrial producer price index (PPI) increased 0.3% year-on-year in October, after a 0.4% decline in September. Prices for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning grew 7%.
Prices for water supply and food, beverages and tobacco, rose by 6.4% and 0.5%, respectively.
Meanwhile, prices for mining and quarrying declined 1.9% annually in October and manufacturing cost fell 1.1%. Prices for energy declined 2.7%. Prices for capital good and durable consumer goods rose by 3.7% and 3.0%, respectively. On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.4% in October.