Slovakia's producer prices increase in June

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Slovakia's producer price index (PPI) increased 5.6% year-on-year in June, following a 4.9% rise in May, figures from the Slovak Statistical Office (SÚSR) showed on Wednesday.
The domestic market prices rose 3.6% annually in June, following a 3.5% increase in the previous month.
Prices for mining and quarrying grew 5.6% yearly in June and those of manufacturing rose 4.8%. Prices for electricity, gas, steam and air-condition supply rose 1.2% and those of water supply gained 6.9%.
On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.4% in June, after a 1.6% increase in the preceding month.
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