Polish Manufacturing Sector Expands For Fourth Month

Poland's manufacturing sector expanded for the fourth consecutive month in October, helped mainly by strong growth in export orders, survey data released by Markit Economics and HSBC Bank showed Monday.

The seasonally adjusted purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector rose to 53.4 in October from 53.1 in September. The index increased to the highest level since April 2011, and stayed above the no-change 50 mark for the fourth month in a row.

The upturn was driven primarily by a stronger increase in new orders, with export order growth climbing to a two-and-half year high. Export orders rose for the fifth month running in October.

In line with the rise in new business, manufacturing production rose for the fourth straight month, and at a historically strong rate. Manufacturers raised their workforces for the third consecutive month, in order to handle the increased workload.

Input price inflation faced by Polish goods producers rose to a 16-month high in October as firms reported higher prices for paper and rising tax burdens. Meanwhile, output prices decreased for the eleventh straight month.

2013-11-4 11:42

Slovenia Inflation Soars In July

Slovenia's inflation rose sharply in July to its highest level in five months, data released by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Wednesday.

Inflation based on the consumer price index acclerated to 2.6 percent in June from 1.9 percent in May. The rate rose for the second straight month and was the highest since February's 2.7 percent.

Month-on-month, consumer prices declined 0.3 percent, after remaining stable in the previous month.

The harmonized index of consumer prices rose 2.8 percent year-on-year, following a 2.2 percent increase in May.

On a monthly basis, the HICP dropped 0.3 percent in June and stood stable in May, data showed.

2013-7-31 17:35

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2013-6-17 17:42

UK Output Price Inflation Slows In January

UK output price inflation eased to 2 percent in January from 2.2 percent in December, data released by the Office for National Statistics showed Tuesday.

On a monthly basis, the output price index rose 0.2 percent. Both the figures matched economists' forecasts.

Core producer price index, which exclude food, alcohol, tobacco and petroleum, rose 0.2 percent month-on-month.

Input prices increased 1.8 percent year-on-year in January, faster than a 0.5 percent increase in the previous month. This was also higher than the 1 percent rise expected by economists.

On a monthly basis, the input price index rose 1.3 percent, faster than the expected 0.9 percent increase.

2013-2-12 14:15

Latvia Producer Prices Inflation Quickens For Fifth Month In December

Latvia's producer price inflation accelerated for the fifth month in a row in December, data released by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia showed on Tuesday.

The producer price index (PPI) rose by 3.6 percent year-on-year in December, more faster than the 3.2 percent rise in November. The latest figure is the highest since April. In October, prices rose 2.9 by percent.

Prices of products sold in the domestic market rose 4.2 percent, while those of exported goods were 2.9 percent higher.

Sequentially, the PPI edged up by 0.2 percent in December after falling 0.2 percent in November.

2013-1-22 15:42

Germany Nov. HICP Inflation Revised Down

Germany's harmonized index of consumer prices rose less than estimated in the preliminary report in November, final figures published by the Federal Statistical Office showed Wednesday.

The HICP inflation was 1.9 percent in November, a tad below 2 percent reported initially. On a monthly basis, HICP fell 0.2 percent compared with 0.1 percent fall reported earlier.

The CPI rose 1.9 percent year-on-year and fell 0.1 percent on a monthly basis in November. The figures matched the preliminary estimates.

In October, CPI inflation was 2 percent. The slight decrease of the inflation rate in November is largely due to energy prices.

Energy prices rose 3.8 percent year-on-year in November, which is a smaller increase than in the months before. Not considering energy prices, the rate of inflation has remained constant at 1.6 percent.

2012-12-12 11:21