Industry prices on the domestic market went up 1.9% on the month in January, but prices on foreign markets fell 0.7%, the data showed.
Prices in the energy sector rose 4.9% in January compared with the previous month, while consumer good prices were up 0.4%. Prices in the capital goods industry went down 0.9% from December, while prices in the intermediate goods sector were 0.6% lower on the month.
Compared with January 2012, the producer price index was 5.7% higher, according to the INS data. Prices in the consumer goods and energy sectors posted the highest increases, of 8.7% and 7.8% respectively. Durable goods’ prices rose 4.6% on the year in January, while prices of the capital goods and intermediate goods were up 3.2% and 3.3% respectively.