Luxembourg, 08/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - The latest figures diffused by the EU Statistical Office, Eurostat, show that, in April this year, the industrial production prices remained stable within the EU as a whole and only increased 0.1% in the euro area (in March, the rise was 0.5 and 0.7% respectively). The slight increases noted concern prices of lasting consumer goods, while capital goods prices remained stable and the prices of intermediary goods increased slightly.
The slowdown in the increase concerned all Member States except Ireland and Germany. Falls were even noted in Sweden, France and above all in the United Kingdom.