Highlights
New Base: 2013=100
1. The PPI-M, which stood at 104.3 in December 2016, registered an increase of 0.1 point (+0.1%) during the first quarter of 2017 to reach 104.4 in March 2017. On a monthly basis, the PPI-M remained unchanged in January 2017, lost 0.2 point (-0.2%) in February 2017 and gained 0.3 point (+0.3%) in March 2017.
2. The average quarterly PPI-M, increased by 0.2 point (+0.2%) from 104.1 in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 104.3 in the first quarter of 2017. Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2016, the average PPI-M for the first quarter of 2017 increased by 2.6 points (+2.6%).
June 2017