Croácia - Variação do Índice de Preços ao Produtor

Producer prices in Croatia rose 0.1 percent year-on-year in November 2019, following a 0.5 percent fall in the previous month, as energy prices dropped at a much softer pace (-1.3 percent vs -5.2 percent). Meanwhile, inflation was flat for capital goods (at 0.3 percent), but slowed for intermediate goods (0.1 percent vs 0.8 percent), non-durable (1.1 percent vs 1.3 percent) and durable goods (0.2 percent vs 0.6 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices declined 0.1 percent, following a 0.3 percent gain in October.

Producer prices in Croatia dropped 0.5 percent year-on-year in October 2019, following a 0.4 percent fall in the previous month. It was the third straight monthly decline in producer prices, as cost continued to decrease for energy (-5.2 percent vs -4.3 percent in September). Meantime, prices advanced faster for intermediate goods (0.8 percent vs 0.5 percent); non-durable goods (1.3 percent vs 1.2 percent) and durable consumer goods (0.6 percent vs 0.1 percent) while inflation was steady for capital goods (at 0.3 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices went up 0.3 percent, following a 0.2 percent gain in September.

Producer prices in Croatia decreased 0.4 percent year-on-year in September 2019, following a 0.3 percent decline in the previous month. That was the steepest fall in producer prices since November 2016, led by lower energy costs (-4.3 percent). Meanwhile, non-durable consumer goods prices rose the most (1.2 percent), followed by intermediate goods (0.5 percent), capital goods (0.3 percent) and durable consumer goods (0.1 percent).

Producer prices in Croatia decreased 0.3 percent year-on-year in August of 2019, after a 0.3 percent rise in the previous month. It marked the first fall in producer prices since November 2016, as energy cost continued to fall (-3.3 percent vs -1.3 percent in July). Meantime, prices rose at a softer pace for capital (0.3 percent vs 0.4 percent); intermediate (0.5 percent vs 0.6 percent) and durable goods (a flat reading vs 0.9 percent). On the other hand, producer inflation was steady for non-durable consumer goods (at 0.9 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices dropped 0.6 percent, after increasing 0.4 percent.

Croatia's producer price inflation eased to 0.3 percent year-on-year in July 2019 from 0.4 percent in the previous month, as prices rose at a softer pace for capital (0.4 percent vs 0.5 percent in June), durable (0.9 percent vs 1.4 percent), non-durable (0.9 percent vs 1.1 percent), and intermediate goods (0.6 percent vs 1.3 percent). On the other hand, energy price deflation eased (-1.3 percent vs -2.1 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.4 percent.

Producer prices in Croatia rose 0.4 percent year-on-year in June 2019, easing from a 1.5 percent gain in the previous month. Cost of energy dropped 2.1 percent, after increasing 2.7 percent in May. On the other hand, prices advanced further for capital goods (0.5 percent compared to 0.1 percent in May); intermediate (1.3 percent compared to 1.2 percent); and durable goods (1.4 percent compared to 1.2 percent). Also, inflation was steady for non-durable goods (at 1.1 percent, the same as in May). On a monthly basis, producer prices went down 1.2 percent, following a 0.1 percent decline in the prior month.