| Notice of revision to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI): The data in this release was revised on 22 October 2020. See here for further information |
This release was compiled during the COVID-19 pandemic. For further information see Information Note on the Implications of COVID-19 on the Wholesale Price Index.
| Price index (Year ‘15=100) | % monthly change | % annual change | |
| Jan 2020 | 90.3 | -1.0% | -4.3% |
| Feb 2020 | 92.6 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| Mar 2020 | 90.6 | -2.2% | -4.2% |
Monthly factory gate prices decreased by 2.2% in March 2020. This compares to an increase of 1.4% for March of last year. The annual percentage change showed a decrease of 4.2% in March 2020, compared to a decrease of 0.8% in the year to February 2020. See graph across and table 1.
In the month, the price index for export sales decreased by 2.3%, while the index for home sales increased by 0.1%. In the year there was a decrease of 4.3% in the price index for export sales (this can be influenced by currency fluctuations) and a decrease of 1.2% in respect of the price index for home sales. See table 2 and Figure 2.
| Home | Export | |
| Jan 2015 | 100.1 | 96.5 |
| Feb 2015 | 99.6 | 98.6 |
| Mar 2015 | 99.9 | 100.9 |
| Apr 2015 | 99.8 | 102.3 |
| May 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| Jun 2015 | 99.9 | 99.6 |
| Jul 2015 | 100 | 99.6 |
| Aug 2015 | 100.3 | 100 |
| Sep 2015 | 100.2 | 98.7 |
| Oct 2015 | 100 | 96.4 |
| Nov 2015 | 100.1 | 103.8 |
| Dec 2015 | 100.1 | 103.6 |
| Jan 2016 | 100 | 101.2 |
| Feb 2016 | 99.1 | 101 |
| Mar 2016 | 99.6 | 99.9 |
| Apr 2016 | 101 | 99.3 |
| May 2016 | 101.1 | 100.1 |
| Jun 2016 | 101.2 | 99.2 |
| Jul 2016 | 101.2 | 99.6 |
| Aug 2016 | 100.3 | 100.2 |
| Sep 2016 | 100.2 | 97.8 |
| Oct 2016 | 100.2 | 99.1 |
| Nov 2016 | 100.3 | 103.4 |
| Dec 2016 | 100.4 | 104.3 |
| Jan 2017 | 100.7 | 102.8 |
| Feb 2017 | 99.6 | 102 |
| Mar 2017 | 99.9 | 104.7 |
| Apr 2017 | 99.9 | 105.1 |
| May 2017 | 100.1 | 105.3 |
| Jun 2017 | 100.2 | 101.9 |
| Jul 2017 | 100.3 | 100.8 |
| Aug 2017 | 100.3 | 99.6 |
| Sep 2017 | 100.5 | 99 |
| Oct 2017 | 100.4 | 91.8 |
| Nov 2017 | 98.2 | 97.8 |
| Dec 2017 | 98.3 | 104.9 |
| Jan 2018 | 98.6 | 103.8 |
| Feb 2018 | 98.7 | 103.2 |
| Mar 2018 | 98.6 | 101.6 |
| Apr 2018 | 98.8 | 100.8 |
| May 2018 | 98.5 | 101.6 |
| Jun 2018 | 98.9 | 101.9 |
| Jul 2018 | 99 | 100.1 |
| Aug 2018 | 98.9 | 98.7 |
| Sep 2018 | 99.3 | 96.2 |
| Oct 2018 | 99.2 | 89.8 |
| Nov 2018 | 99.3 | 93.5 |
| Dec 2018 | 99.5 | 94 |
| Jan 2019 | 100.2 | 94.1 |
| Feb 2019 | 100.9 | 92.9 |
| Mar 2019 | 100.8 | 94.3 |
| Apr 2019 | 100.6 | 94.6 |
| May 2019 | 100.6 | 94.8 |
| Jun 2019 | 100.6 | 94.6 |
| Jul 2019 | 100.8 | 93.8 |
| Aug 2019 | 100.9 | 94.1 |
| Sep 2019 | 100.8 | 94.6 |
| Oct 2019 | 100.6 | 86.1 |
| Nov 2019 | 100.8 | 90.5 |
| Dec 2019 | 100.5 | 90.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 99.3 | 89.9 |
| Feb 2020 | 99.5 | 92.3 |
| Mar 2020 | 99.6 | 90.2 |
| Table 1 Manufacturing Industries Output Price Indices (excluding VAT) | ||||||||
| Base: Year 2015 as 100 | ||||||||
| Period | Manufacturing Industries Output Price Index | Manufacturing Industries Output Price Index (Home Sales) | Manufacturing Industries Output Price Index (Export Sales) | |||||
| Price Index | % Change on preceding period | Annual % change | Price Index | % Change on Preceding Period | Price Index | % Change on Preceding Period | ||
| 2015 | Year | 100.0 | - | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - |
| 2016 | Year | 100.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.4 | 0.4 | 100.4 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | Year | 101.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 99.9 | -0.5 | 101.3 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | Year | 98.8 | -2.4 | -2.4 | 98.9 | -1.0 | 98.8 | -2.5 |
| 2019 | Year | 93.3 | -5.6 | -5.6 | 100.7 | 1.8 | 92.9 | -6.0 |
| 2015 | Quarter 1 | 98.7 | - | - | 99.9 | - | 98.7 | - |
| Quarter 2 | 100.6 | 1.9 | - | 99.9 | 0.0 | 100.6 | 1.9 | |
| Quarter 3 | 99.5 | -1.1 | - | 100.2 | 0.3 | 99.4 | -1.2 | |
| Quarter 4 | 101.2 | 1.7 | - | 100.1 | -0.1 | 101.3 | 1.9 | |
| 2016 | Quarter 1 | 100.7 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 99.6 | -0.5 | 100.7 | -0.6 |
| Quarter 2 | 99.6 | -1.1 | -1.0 | 101.1 | 1.5 | 99.5 | -1.2 | |
| Quarter 3 | 99.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 100.6 | -0.5 | 99.2 | -0.3 | |
| Quarter 4 | 102.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 100.3 | -0.3 | 102.3 | 3.1 | |
| 2017 | Quarter 1 | 103.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 100.1 | -0.2 | 103.2 | 0.9 |
| Quarter 2 | 103.9 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 100.1 | 0.0 | 104.1 | 0.9 | |
| Quarter 3 | 99.8 | -3.9 | 0.5 | 100.4 | 0.3 | 99.8 | -4.1 | |
| Quarter 4 | 98.2 | -1.6 | -3.9 | 99.0 | -1.4 | 98.2 | -1.6 | |
| 2018 | Quarter 1 | 102.7 | 4.6 | -0.3 | 98.6 | -0.4 | 102.9 | 4.8 |
| Quarter 2 | 101.3 | -1.4 | -2.5 | 98.7 | 0.1 | 101.4 | -1.5 | |
| Quarter 3 | 98.4 | -2.9 | -1.4 | 99.1 | 0.4 | 98.3 | -3.1 | |
| Quarter 4 | 92.7 | -5.8 | -5.6 | 99.3 | 0.2 | 92.4 | -6.0 | |
| 2019 | Quarter 1 | 94.1 | 1.5 | -8.4 | 100.6 | 1.3 | 93.8 | 1.5 |
| Quarter 2 | 94.9 | 0.9 | -6.3 | 100.6 | 0.0 | 94.7 | 1.0 | |
| Quarter 3 | 94.4 | -0.5 | -4.1 | 100.8 | 0.2 | 94.2 | -0.5 | |
| Quarter 4 | 89.6 | -5.1 | -3.3 | 100.6 | -0.2 | 89.1 | -5.4 | |
| 2020 | Quarter 1 | 91.2 | 1.8 | -3.1 | 99.5 | -1.1 | 90.8 | 1.9 |
| 2015 | January | 96.6 | - | - | 100.1 | - | 96.5 | - |
| February | 98.6 | 2.1 | - | 99.6 | - | 98.6 | - | |
| March | 100.9 | 2.3 | - | 99.9 | - | 100.9 | - | |
| April | 102.2 | 1.3 | - | 99.8 | - | 102.3 | - | |
| May | 100.0 | -2.2 | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | |
| June | 99.6 | -0.4 | - | 99.9 | - | 99.6 | - | |
| July | 99.6 | 0.0 | - | 100.0 | - | 99.6 | - | |
| August | 100.0 | 0.4 | - | 100.3 | - | 100.0 | - | |
| September | 98.8 | -1.2 | - | 100.2 | - | 98.7 | - | |
| October | 96.6 | -2.2 | - | 100.0 | - | 96.4 | - | |
| November | 103.6 | 7.2 | - | 100.1 | - | 103.8 | - | |
| December | 103.4 | -0.2 | - | 100.1 | - | 103.6 | - | |
| 2016 | January | 101.2 | -2.1 | 4.8 | 100.0 | -0.1 | 101.2 | -2.3 |
| February | 100.9 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 99.1 | -0.9 | 101.0 | -0.2 | |
| March | 99.9 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 99.6 | 0.5 | 99.9 | -1.1 | |
| April | 99.3 | -0.6 | -2.8 | 101.0 | 1.4 | 99.3 | -0.6 | |
| May | 100.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 101.1 | 0.1 | 100.1 | 0.8 | |
| June | 99.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 101.2 | 0.1 | 99.2 | -0.9 | |
| July | 99.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 99.6 | 0.4 | |
| August | 100.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 100.3 | -0.9 | 100.2 | 0.6 | |
| September | 97.9 | -2.3 | -0.9 | 100.2 | -0.1 | 97.8 | -2.4 | |
| October | 99.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 100.2 | 0.0 | 99.1 | 1.3 | |
| November | 103.3 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 100.3 | 0.1 | 103.4 | 4.3 | |
| December | 104.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 100.4 | 0.1 | 104.3 | 0.9 | |
| 2017 | January | 102.7 | -1.3 | 1.5 | 100.7 | 0.3 | 102.8 | -1.4 |
| February | 101.9 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 99.6 | -1.1 | 102.0 | -0.8 | |
| March | 104.5 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 99.9 | 0.3 | 104.7 | 2.6 | |
| April | 104.9 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 99.9 | 0.0 | 105.1 | 0.4 | |
| May | 105.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 100.1 | 0.2 | 105.3 | 0.2 | |
| June | 101.9 | -3.0 | 2.6 | 100.2 | 0.1 | 101.9 | -3.2 | |
| July | 100.8 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 100.3 | 0.1 | 100.8 | -1.1 | |
| August | 99.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 100.3 | 0.0 | 99.6 | -1.2 | |
| September | 99.0 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 100.5 | 0.2 | 99.0 | -0.6 | |
| October | 92.1 | -7.0 | -7.2 | 100.4 | -0.1 | 91.8 | -7.3 | |
| November | 97.8 | 6.2 | -5.3 | 98.2 | -2.2 | 97.8 | 6.5 | |
| December | 104.6 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 98.3 | 0.1 | 104.9 | 7.3 | |
| 2018 | January | 103.6 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 98.6 | 0.3 | 103.8 | -1.0 |
| February | 103.0 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 98.7 | 0.1 | 103.2 | -0.6 | |
| March | 101.5 | -1.5 | -2.9 | 98.6 | -0.1 | 101.6 | -1.6 | |
| April | 100.7 | -0.8 | -4.0 | 98.8 | 0.2 | 100.8 | -0.8 | |
| May | 101.5 | 0.8 | -3.3 | 98.5 | -0.3 | 101.6 | 0.8 | |
| June | 101.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 98.9 | 0.4 | 101.9 | 0.3 | |
| July | 100.0 | -1.7 | -0.8 | 99.0 | 0.1 | 100.1 | -1.8 | |
| August | 98.7 | -1.3 | -0.9 | 98.9 | -0.1 | 98.7 | -1.4 | |
| September | 96.4 | -2.3 | -2.6 | 99.3 | 0.4 | 96.2 | -2.5 | |
| October | 90.2 | -6.4 | -2.1 | 99.2 | -0.1 | 89.8 | -6.7 | |
| November | 93.7 | 3.9 | -4.2 | 99.3 | 0.1 | 93.5 | 4.1 | |
| December | 94.2 | 0.5 | -9.9 | 99.5 | 0.2 | 94.0 | 0.5 | |
| 2019 | January | 94.4 | 0.2 | -8.9 | 100.2 | 0.7 | 94.1 | 0.1 |
| February | 93.3 | -1.2 | -9.4 | 100.9 | 0.7 | 92.9 | -1.3 | |
| March | 94.6 | 1.4 | -6.8 | 100.8 | -0.1 | 94.3 | 1.5 | |
| April | 94.8 | 0.2 | -5.9 | 100.6 | -0.2 | 94.6 | 0.3 | |
| May | 95.1 | 0.3 | -6.3 | 100.6 | 0.0 | 94.8 | 0.2 | |
| June | 94.8 | -0.3 | -6.8 | 100.6 | 0.0 | 94.6 | -0.2 | |
| July | 94.1 | -0.7 | -5.9 | 100.8 | 0.2 | 93.8 | -0.8 | |
| August | 94.4 | 0.3 | -4.4 | 100.9 | 0.1 | 94.1 | 0.3 | |
| September | 94.8 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 100.8 | -0.1 | 94.6 | 0.5 | |
| October | 86.7 | -8.5 | -3.9 | 100.6 | -0.2 | 86.1 | -9.0 | |
| November | 91.0 | 5.0 | -2.9 | 100.8 | 0.2 | 90.5 | 5.1 | |
| December | 91.2 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 100.5 | -0.3 | 90.8 | 0.3 | |
| 2020 | January | 90.3 | -1.0 | -4.3 | 99.3 | -1.2 | 89.9 | -1.0 |
| February | 92.6 | 2.5 | -0.8 | 99.5 | 0.2 | 92.3 | 2.7 | |
| March | 90.6 | -2.2 | -4.2 | 99.6 | 0.1 | 90.2 | -2.3 | |
| Table 2 Industrial Producer Price Indices (excluding VAT) | |||||||
| Base: Year 2015 = 100 | |||||||
| Industrial sector | Index | Monthly % Change | Annual % Change | ||||
| NACE code1 | |||||||
| Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Jan 2020 | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | ||
| Food Products | 10 | 107.4 | 104.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | -2.5 | 2.5 |
| Meat and meat products | 101 | 100.2 | 99.6 | -1.0 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
| Fish and fish products | 102 | 136.0 | 134.8 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 4.0 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 103 | 104.0 | 104.5 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Vegetable and animal oils and fats | 104 | 97.1 | 90.0 | -2.3 | 3.5 | -7.3 | -4.4 |
| Dairy products | 105 | 114.2 | 117.0 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 2.5 | 7.4 |
| Grain milling, starches and animal feeds | 106,109 | 72.0 | 71.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -3.1 |
| Bakery and farinaceous products | 107 | 95.2 | 93.8 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| Other food products | 108 | 112.2 | 107.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 | -4.5 | 2.8 |
| Beverages | 11 | 97.2 | 96.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 3.0 |
| Tobacco Products | 12 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Textiles | 13 | 101.7 | 101.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Wearing apparel | 14 | 109.3 | 109.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Leather and leather products (incl. footwear); dressing and dyeing of fur | 15 | 101.5 | 101.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Wood and wood products | 16 | 104.8 | 103.0 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -3.5 |
| Pulp, paper and paper products | 17 | 95.3 | 93.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -1.2 |
| Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 18 | 98.1 | 95.4 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -2.8 | -2.3 |
| Coke and refined petroleum products | 19 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Chemicals and chemical products | 20 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 21 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Rubber and plastic products | 22 | 92.2 | 90.4 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | -2.3 |
| Other non-metallic mineral products | 23 | 101.1 | 96.4 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -4.6 | -1.4 |
| Basic metals | 24 | 94.5 | 92.3 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -2.3 | -7.6 |
| Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 25 | 101.7 | 98.3 | -1.0 | 1.2 | -3.3 | -1.9 |
| Computer, electronic and optical products | 26 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Electrical equipment | 27 | 88.3 | 86.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -1.1 |
| Machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 28 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 29 | 105.3 | 105.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Other transport equipment | 30 | 110.6 | 110.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Furniture | 31 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Other Manufacturing | 32 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Repair and Installation of machinery and equipment | 33 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Mining and quarrying | 05-09 | 78.2 | 72.3 | 2.0 | -3.0 | -7.5 | -13.8 |
| Total transportable goods industries | 92.6 | 90.6 | -0.9 | 2.5 | -2.2 | -4.2 | |
| Food products, Beverages and Tobacco Products | 10-12 | 106.9 | 104.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 3.2 |
| Manufacturing industries excluding Food Products | 90.4 | 88.5 | -1.8 | 2.7 | -2.1 | -5.3 | |
| Manufacturing Industries excluding Food Products, Beverages and Tobacco Products | 90.3 | 88.4 | -1.8 | 2.7 | -2.1 | -5.5 | |
| Intermediate goods industries (except energy) | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Capital goods industries | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Durable consumer goods industries | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Non-durable consumer goods industries | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Manufacturing industries (home sales)2 | 99.5 | 99.6 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | |
| Manufacturing industries (export sales)2 | 92.3 | 90.2 | -1.0 | 2.7 | -2.3 | -4.3 | |
| Total manufacturing industries2 | 92.6 | 90.6 | -1.0 | 2.5 | -2.2 | -4.2 | |
| 1 Nace Rev. 2 Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community. | |||||||
| 2 Excludes Mining and quarrying. | |||||||
| * Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons. | |||||||
| Table 2A Contribution to changes in the Manufacturing Output Price Index, March 2020 (Table 2) | |||
| Industrial sector | NACE code 1 | Contribution to overall % change2 | |
| One month | Twelve months | ||
| Food Products | 10 | -0.39 | 0.37 |
| Meat and meat products | 101 | -0.02 | 0.03 |
| Fish and fish products | 102 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 103 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Vegetable and animal oils and fats | 104 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dairy products | 105 | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| Grain milling, starches and animal feeds | 106,109 | 0.00 | -0.02 |
| Bakery and farinaceous products | 107 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other food products | 108 | -0.39 | 0.23 |
| Beverages | 11 | -0.01 | -0.67 |
| Tobacco Products | 12 | * | * |
| Textiles | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wearing apparel | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Leather and leather products (incl. footwear); dressing and dyeing of fur | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wood and wood products | 16 | -0.01 | -0.01 |
| Pulp, paper and paper products | 17 | -0.01 | 0.00 |
| Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 18 | -0.01 | -0.01 |
| Coke and refined petroleum products | 19 | * | * |
| Chemicals and chemical products | 20 | -0.01 | -0.01 |
| Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 21 | * | * |
| Rubber and plastic products | 22 | -0.01 | -0.02 |
| Other non-metallic mineral products | 23 | -0.03 | -0.01 |
| Basic metals | 24 | -0.01 | -0.03 |
| Fabricated metal products, except Machinery and equipment | 25 | -0.02 | -0.01 |
| Computer, electronic and optical products | 26 | * | * |
| Electrical equipment | 27 | -0.01 | -0.01 |
| Machinery and Equipment n.e.c. | 28 | * | * |
| Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other transport equipment | 30 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Furniture | 31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Manufacturing | 32 | * | * |
| Repair and Installation of machinery and equipment | 33 | * | * |
| Mining and quarrying | 05-09 | -0.02 | -0.05 |
| 1 Nace Rev. 2 Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community. | |||
| 2 See Background Notes. | |||
| * Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons | |||
| Table 3 Detailed Wholesale Price Indices (excluding VAT) for Building and Construction Materials | ||||||
| Base: Year 2015 = 100 | ||||||
| Materials | Index | Monthly % Change | Annual % Change | |||
| Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Jan 2020 | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | |
| Stone, sand and gravel | 111.9 | 113.4 | 2.7 | -4.8 | 1.3 | -5.4 |
| Stone | 107.8 | 112.9 | 1.9 | -4.9 | 4.7 | -3.6 |
| Sand and gravel | 132.0 | 116.2 | 6.2 | -4.9 | -12.0 | -13.2 |
| Cement | 120.3 | 120.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Ready mixed mortar and concrete | 109.4 | 109.5 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Concrete blocks and bricks | 104.0 | 104.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Other concrete products | 105.2 | 105.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Precast concrete | 112.4 | 112.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Other concrete products (Excluding precast concrete) | 104.4 | 104.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Structural steel and reinforcing metal | 114.1 | 114.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Structural steel | 120.6 | 120.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Fabricated metal | 123.4 | 123.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Other Structural steel | 97.5 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -6.3 |
| Reinforcing metal | 104.3 | 104.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.6 |
| Other steel products | 103.8 | 103.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rough timber (including plain sawn) | 107.8 | 107.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| Hardwood | 107.7 | 107.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 107.9 | 107.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
| Other timber | 105.1 | 105.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Windows and doors | 107.0 | 107.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Other | 102.8 | 102.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bituminous macadam, asphalt and bituminous emulsions | 105.4 | 106.0 | -0.3 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Bituminous macadam and asphalt | 105.3 | 106.0 | -0.4 | -2.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Bituminous emulsions | 108.6 | 106.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 2.1 |
| Electrical fittings | 104.5 | 104.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Lighting equipment | 107.5 | 107.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Protection & communication equipment | 103.5 | 103.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| All other materials | 105.9 | 105.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Plumbing materials incl. sanitary ware | 105.6 | 105.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| HVAC (heating & ventilation equipment) | 104.5 | 104.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Insulating materials | 102.8 | 102.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Pipes and fittings | 106.6 | 106.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| PVC | 110.8 | 110.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Copper | 105.3 | 104.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Plaster | 116.2 | 116.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Paints, oils and varnishes | 120.3 | 120.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| Glass | 95.2 | 95.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All other metal fittings | 109.1 | 109.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All other products | 105.0 | 105.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| All materials | 107.5 | 107.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Table 4 Capital Goods Price Indices (excluding VAT) | ||||||
| Base: Year 2015 = 100 | ||||||
| Capital goods | Index | Monthly % Change | Annual % Change | |||
| Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Jan 2020 | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | |
| Transportable capital for use in | ||||||
| Agriculture | 107.0 | 107.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Industry | 105.4 | 105.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| of which: | ||||||
| Private vehicles1 | 102.3 | 102.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Commercial vehicles | 105.6 | 104.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture and industry | 105.7 | 105.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Other sectors | 106.2 | 106.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Total transportable capital | 106.0 | 105.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Building and construction | 108.1 | 108.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| (i.e. materials and wages) | ||||||
| All capital goods | 107.7 | 107.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 1 Private vehicles are inclusive of VAT which is non-deductible for industry and agriculture. | ||||||
| Table 5 Wholesale Price Indices (excluding VAT) for Energy Products | ||||||
| (i.e. Fuels purchased by Manufacturing Industry) | ||||||
| Base: Year 2015 = 100 | ||||||
| Energy fuels | Index | Monthly % Change | Annual % Change | |||
| Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Jan 2020 | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | |
| Petrol | 103.7 | 93.0 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -10.3 | -9.4 |
| Autodiesel | 105.5 | 96.7 | 0.5 | -2.8 | -8.3 | -9.4 |
| Gas oil (other than autodiesel) | 102.9 | 90.3 | -0.5 | -3.4 | -12.2 | -15.9 |
| Fuel oil | 107.0 | 96.7 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -9.6 | -14.3 |
| Electricity | 61.0 | 63.4 | -7.4 | -21.5 | 3.9 | -30.3 |
| Petroleum fuels1 | 105.9 | 95.6 | 0.0 | -2.9 | -9.7 | -13.2 |
| Energy products | 75.9 | 74.0 | -4.4 | -13.8 | -2.5 | -23.9 |
| 1 Energy products excluding electricity. | ||||||
Wholesale Price Index
The term Industrial Producer Price Index refers to a family of indices that measure the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services. The other three wholesale price index series incorporate imported and home produced goods sold by manufacturers and wholesale outlets.
Coverage
The output price indices for sectors of Manufacturing Industries cover both home sales and export sales. The Indices for Total transportable goods industries; Food, drink and tobacco; Manufacturing industries excluding food; Manufacturing industries excluding food, drink and tobacco; Intermediate goods industries (except energy); Capital goods industries; Durable consumer goods industries; Non-durable consumer goods industries; Manufacturing industries (home sales); Manufacturing industries (export sales) and Total manufacturing industries are all calculated on a net sector basis, i.e. the weights used to combine the sectoral indices (including those for sectors not distinguished in Table 2) exclude sales to other sectors of Manufacturing Industry.
Table 2A gives the percentage contribution of each sector (including those not published on Table 2) to the overall percentage change on Table 2. The percentage contributions on Table 2A may not add up to the Total Manufacturing industries percentage change on Table 2 due to rounding and other adjustments for presentational purposes. In comparing these contributions against these percentage changes in indices presented on Table 2 caution should be exercised as the former is calculated on a net sector basis.
The Building Materials, Capital Goods and Energy Products indices (Tables 3, 4 and 5) cover home production and imports of these commodities. Table 3, the Wholesale Price Index for Building and Construction Materials, provides only a general indication of price trends in that sector. Actual transaction prices are collected for materials purchased by construction and civil engineering firms. The price indices reflect an ‘average’ over a mixture of products from many companies throughout the country. They also reflect prices for both long-term and short-term contracts and for high and low volume civil engineering works. It should be noted that long-term, high volume fixed contracts for major works might dilute in the short-term the impact of emerging price changes on the index. Furthermore, industry sources have confirmed that price increases notified by companies may not always be achieved in practice following negotiations. Much depends on the prevailing market conditions. Therefore changes over the short-term in the indices derived from these transaction prices will not always coincide with price changes notified by companies.
Prices
All indices in the series are based on prices at the 15th of the month. Quarterly and annual indices are simple averages of the corresponding monthly indices.
Prices used in the compilation of the indices are:
Every effort is made by the Wholesale Prices Section to collect all prices for the relevant month. Where this is not possible late prices are included in the following month’s calculations.
Methodology
This Wholesale Price Index series is compiled to base 2015 = 100. A methodological description of this updated series is given in the Wholesale Price Index Introduction to Series 2015=100 (1) (PDF 468KB)
Calculating percentage changes in the index
The movement of the output price indices is expressed as percentage change, rather than a change in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percentage changes are not.
The example below illustrates the computation of a percentage change:
| Percentage change calculation | |
| Current index | 105.6 |
| Less previous index | 102.1 |
| Equals in index points | 3.5 |
| Divided by the previous index | 102.1 |
| Equals | 0.0343 |
| Results multiplied by 100 | 0.0343 x 100 |
| Equals percentage change | 3.4 |
Alternatively, users may calculate a percentage change by dividing the current index by the previous index, multiplying by 100 and then subtracting 100.
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