Producer prices in Sweden increased for the second straight month in October amid higher costs for energy-related products, data from Statistics Sweden showed on Tuesday.
The producer price index rose 0.4 percent year-on-year in October, following a 0.5 percent decrease in September.
Prices for energy-related products alone grew sharply by 15.2 percent from last year. Meanwhile, prices for consumer and capital goods declined 0.7 percent and 1.1 percent, respectively.
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