Energy prices went up 4.6%, while prices of consumer goods and capital goods increased 0.2% and 0.1% respectively. On the other hand, prices of intermediate goods fell 0.2% compared with March, while durable good prices inched 0.1% lower.
In annual terms, average industrial prices were up 0.8% in April, on the back of higher prices in most sectors, the data showed.
Energy prices rose 3.6% on the year in April, while prices in the durable and goods consumer sectors increased 1.9% and 1.4%, respectively. Capital good prices inched up 0.4%, but intermediate goods were by 2.4% less expensive compared with April 2013.