Prices of intermediary goods dropped 0.3% on the month in September and energy prices dropped 1.3%, while prices of durable goods remained unchanged and capital goods posted a 0.5% increase, the data showed.
Compared with September 2014, average industrial producer prices declined 2.8%, as energy prices dropped 10.1%, intermediary goods dropped 1.6%, but consumer goods increased 1.5% and durable goods increased 1.3%.