Energy prices increased 1% on the month in April, while manufacturing prices were up 0.7%, the data showed. Mining prices edged down 0.5%, while prices in the utilities sector were stable on the month.
In annual terms, industrial prices rose 6.5% in April, boosted by higher prices in all sectors.
Prices in the utilities sector increased 28.9% in April from the year-earlier month, while manufacturing and mining prices rose by 6.9% and 3.9% on the year, respectively. Energy prices were up 3.5% in April compared with the same month of 2011.