Prices in the manufacturing sector decreased 0.4% on the month in August, the data showed.
However, prices in the utilities and mining sectors increased 2.8% and 0.6% on the month, respectively, while energy prices inched up 0.2%.
In annual terms, industrial prices rose 8.7% in August, boosted by higher prices in all sectors.
Prices in the utilities sector increased 11.7% in August from the year-earlier month, while manufacturing and mining prices rose by 9.6% and 4.9% on the year, respectively. Energy prices were up 4.5% in August compared with the same month of 2010.