Producer price inflation in Slovakia decelerated in April, after remaining steady in the previous month, data released by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed Monday.
The producer price index increased 1.8 percent on an annual basis in April, slower than the the 2.6 percent growth seen in March, which was unchanged from the preceding month.
Prices of goods meant for the local market grew 3.8 percent annually, while export market prices advanced 0.4 percent during the month.
Production in the mining and quarrying industry advanced 8 percent year-on-year in April, while manufacturing output moved up 1.4 percent. There was a 7.3 percent annual rise in the production of electricity, gas and steam as well as air conditioning supply during the month.
On a monthly basis, output prices edged down 0.1 percent in April, reversing the previous month's 1 percent increase. In the January-April period, producer prices moved up 2.3 percent from the corresponding period a year earlier, the agency said.
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