Prices increased further for mining & quarrying sector (18.2% vs 17% in August) and electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (134.7% vs 125.2%), while water supply inflation remained unchanged at 7.1%.

On the other hand, inflation for manufacturing industry slowed down a bit (17.3% vs 17.4%).

On a monthly basis, producer prices increased by 1%, easing from a 1.5% hike in the preceding month.