Prices in the utility sector rose 12.7% on the month in December 2011, while mining and energy prices were up 2% and 1.7% respectively, the data showed.
Manufacturing industry prices inched down 0.1% on the month.
In annual terms, industrial prices rose 7% in December, boosted by higher prices in all sectors.
Prices in the utilities sector increased 27% in December from the year-earlier month, while manufacturing and energy prices rose by 6.9% and by 6.3% on the year, respectively. Mining prices were up 6.2% in December compared with the same month of 2010.