Production prices decreased by 0,4 %

In January, production prices decreased by 0,4% compared to December, the biggest decrease was recorded in coke production and oil derivatives by 13%, the data of the Republic Bureau for statistics show.

Production prices fell in oil and gas exploitation by 7,8%, in production of basic pharmaceutical products by 4,1%, and in production of chemical products by 3,3%.

On the other hand, in some industrial branches, production prices increased, most of it in textile production by 5,6%, paper and paper products production by 3,1%, metal ore exploitation by 2,1 and electricity supplying by 1,1%.