Producer price indices - 2 quarter

Compared to Q1 2009, agricultural producer prices fell by 0.5% in Q2 2009. Prices of crop products increased by 0.2%, prices of animal products dropped by 1.1%. Prices of potatoes, vegetables and fruit raised (+23.9%, +21.1% and +10.6%, respectively). Lower were prices of oil plants by 5.9% and cereals by 2.7%. Among animal products lower were prices of milk by 6.7%, price increases were reported for cattle for slaughter (+1.2%) and pigs for slaughter (+4.9%).
Prices of agricultural producers in Q2 2009 were by 29.5% lower, compared to Q2 2008, due to prices of crop products, which were 38.0% down. Lower were mainly prices of cereals by 48.5%, oil plants by 41.8% (sunflower and poppy) and fruit by 33.1% (apples, strawberries). By contrast, prices of hop, potatoes and vegetables increased (+12.1%, +8.2% and +2.0%, respectively). Prices of animal products were lower by 16.9% due to a price drop of milk (-33.9%) and poultry (-10.8%). Higher were prices of pigs for slaughter by 4.2% and cattle for slaughter by 1.2%.






In Q2 2009 industrial producer prices dropped compared to Q1 2009 by 1.4 %. The biggest decreases were reported for prices of basic metals and fabricated metal products (-8.1%), transport equipment (-2.2%) and computer, electronic and optical products (-1.5%). Prices of food dropped by 1.0%. Increases were reported mainly for prices in coke and refined petroleum products (+9.7%), chemicals and chemical products (+ 5.9%) and basic pharmaceutical products (+3.1%).




In the y-o-y comparison industrial producer prices in Q2 fell by 3.6% (in Q1 by 1.2%). The biggest drops were reported for prices of coke and refined petroleum products (-37.2%), basic metals and fabricated metal products (-9.3%) and chemicals and chemical products (-7.1%). Prices of food products decreased by 3.8%. Higher were mainly prices of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (+11.0%), water (+6.9%) and basic pharmaceutical products (+6.5%).




In comparison to Q1 2009, construction work prices in Q2 2009 increased by 0.1%, prices of construction material input prices dropped by 2.2%.
Construction work prices in Q2 2009 compared to the corresponding period of 2008 increased, y-o-y, by 1.5%, prices of construction material input decreased by 4.5%.

In comparison to Q1 2009, prices of market services increased by 1.5% in Q2 2009. Higher were mainly prices of advertising and market research services by 9.5%. Prices in computer programming, consultancy and related services increased by 3.0% and prices of telecommunication services by 2.7%. Lower were prices of freight transport services by 1.7% and prices of legal and accounting services by 0.8%.
Compared to Q2 2008, in Q2 2009 prices of market services rose by 1.7% in total. Higher were mainly prices of advertising and market research services (+8.8%) and prices in computer programming, consultancy and related services (+6.9%). Prices of freight transport services dropped by 4.2% and prices of telecommunication services by 2.2%.