HIGHLIGHTS
1 The PPI-M, which stood at 136.3 in September 2015, registered an increase of 0.3 point (+0.2%) during the fourth quarter of 2015 to reach 136.6 in December 2015. On a monthly basis, the PPI-M gained 0.2 point (+0.1%) in October 2015, 0.2 point (+0.1%) in November 2015 and lost 0.1 point (-0.1%) in December 2015.
2 The average quarterly PPI-M for the fourth quarter of 2015 was 136.6, up by 2.7 points (+2.0%) compared to the corresponding quarter of 2014. This is mainly due to rises in the prices of “Food products and beverages” (+1.3%) and “Chemicals and chemical products” (+5.9%).