In March, industrial prices rose for a fifteenth straight month, fueled by increases in manufacturing and utility sectors.
By sector in April, prices in the energy industry increased by 2.3% on the month, while utility prices inched up 0.2%. Prices in the manufacturing sector nudged down 0.3% in April from the previous month.
In annual terms, industrial prices rose 9.6% in April, boosted by higher prices in all sectors, the data showed.
Manufacturing prices increased 11.2% from the year-earlier month, while prices in the utility and energy sectors rose by 9.2% and 3.5% on the year, respectively. Mining prices were up 2.5% in April compared with the same month of 2010.