Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Industry, Markets and Companies

Overall, producer prices fell in 10 countries, remained unchanged in Germany, Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta, but increased in 14 countries.

The largest monthly increase in producer prices was registered in Hungary – 1.6%, Belgium – 0.8%, as well as Greece, Portugal and Great Britain – by 0.7%.

The largest monthly reduction in producer prices was registered in Estonia – by 0.9%, followed by the Netherlands – by 0.8%, and France – 0.6%.

In Lithuania, producer prices decreased 0.4% from April.

In all the EU member states for which data are available, producer prices increased 0.1% May from April, and the eurozone remained unchanged.

Compared to May 2014, producer prices in the EU decreased 2.6% and in the eurozone 2%.

In year-on-year comparison, producer prices in Latvia reduced by 0.3%, but in Estonia and Lithuania by 2.5% and 7.9%, respectively.