Energy prices dropped 1.2% against December, while prices of capital goods were down 0.3%. Durable goods prices rose 0.7% on the month in January, while prices of intermediary products and consumer goods were up 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively, compared with December.
Compared with January 2014, the producer price index was down 2.1%, the data showed.
Energy prices declined 6.8% year-on-year in January, while prices of capital and intermediary products went down 1.9% and 0.4% respectively. On the other hand, durable goods were by 1.2% more expensive than in January 2014, while prices of consumer goods were up 0.8% on the year.