Brussels, 05/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - According to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Eurostat, the industrial production price index fell by 0.2% in April to May this year not only in the euro zone but also in the EU25. Taking prices over one month and sector by sector, prices for the whole of industry except for energy remained stable in the euro zone and in the EU25; production prices in the energy sector fell from 0.7% to 0.6% for both areas respectively; production prices for capital goods increased by 0.1% in both areas; production prices for consumer and non-consumer goods were up 0.1% in the euro zone and remained stable in the EU25; production prices of intermediary goods fell by 0.2% not only in the euro zone but also in the EU25.
Over one year (from May 2004 to May 2005), industrial production prices increased by 3.5% in the euro zone and by 4.5% in the EU25. For one year, and sector by sector, the production prices throughout industry except for the energy sector increased by 1.9% in the euro zone and by 2.1% in the EU25: production prices for the energy sector were up 9.7% in the euro zone and 13.3% in the EU25; production prices for intermediary goods increased by 3.0% in the euro zone and by 3.4% in the EU25, production prices for investment goods increased by 1.5% in the euro zone and by 1.6% in the EU25; production prices for consumer goods increased by 1.4% in the euro zone and by 1.1% in the EU25; and production prices for non-consumer goods increased by 0.8% and 1.1% for both areas respectively.