Industrial output prices up 1% in Feb

According to figures from the Statistical Service Cystat, the industrial output price index reached 124.1 (base 2000=100) in February, a rise of 1.0% on the previous month.

For Manufacturing, the Index for February 2007 reached 125.1 units, recording an increase of 3.7% compared with February 2006.

For the first two months of the year, the index increased by 3.2% compared with January-February 2006.

This is lower than the 4.3% recorded for the whole of 2006.