Prices of capital goods fell 0.7% against August, while energy and consumer goods prices each went down 0.3% on the month in September. On the other hand, durable goods prices rose 0.2% compared with August, while prices of intermediate goods were 0.4% higher on the month.
Compared with September 2013, average industrial prices were up a mere 0.1%, on the back of higher prices in most sectors, the data showed.
Durable goods were by 1.4% more expensive, while prices of consumer and intermediate goods were up 1.1% and 0.2%, respectively, compared with September 2013. Capital good prices went down 1.3% on the year in September.