Manufacturing output prices over 8 percent down in April

29/05/2020 15:00

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 8.2 percent down in April 2020 year-on-year. In the previous month, prices were 3.8 percent down.

Producer prices
Year	Month	change (year-on-year % change)
2016	May	-5.3
2016	June	-4.5
2016	July	-4.2
2016	August	-2.2
2016	September	-0.7
2016	October	1.5
2016	November	1
2016	December	4.4
2017	January	7
2017	February	8.6
2017	March	7.7
2017	April	7.5
2017	May	4.9
2017	June	3
2017	July	3.1
2017	August	3.6
2017	September	4.1
2017	October	2.8
2017	November	3.8
2017	December	2.1
2018	January	1.5
2018	February	0.3
2018	March	0.6
2018	April	1
2018	May	3.7
2018	June	5
2018	July	5.4
2018	August	5.2
2018	September	4.8
2018	October	5.3
2018	November	2.7
2018	December	0.6
2019	January	1
2019	February	2.1
2019	March	2.6
2019	April	3.3
2019	May	2
2019	June	0.4
2019	July	0.1
2019	August	-0.8
2019	September	-0.7
2019	October	-1.5
2019	November	0.2
2019	December	2.9
2020	January	2.2
2020	February	0.9
2020	March	-3.8
2020	April	-8.2

Producer prices
Year	Month	change (year-on-year % change)
2016	May	-5.3
2016	June	-4.5
2016	July	-4.2
2016	August	-2.2
2016	September	-0.7
2016	October	1.5
2016	November	1
2016	December	4.4
2017	January	7
2017	February	8.6
2017	March	7.7
2017	April	7.5
2017	May	4.9
2017	June	3
2017	July	3.1
2017	August	3.6
2017	September	4.1
2017	October	2.8
2017	November	3.8
2017	December	2.1
2018	January	1.5
2018	February	0.3
2018	March	0.6
2018	April	1
2018	May	3.7
2018	June	5
2018	July	5.4
2018	August	5.2
2018	September	4.8
2018	October	5.3
2018	November	2.7
2018	December	0.6
2019	January	1
2019	February	2.1
2019	March	2.6
2019	April	3.3
2019	May	2
2019	June	0.4
2019	July	0.1
2019	August	-0.8
2019	September	-0.7
2019	October	-1.5
2019	November	0.2
2019	December	2.9
2020	January	2.2
2020	February	0.9
2020	March	-3.8
2020	April	-8.2

Larger decrease in crude oil price

Output prices are strongly affected by crude oil price developments. In April 2020, the crude oil barrel price stood at nearly 25 euros, over 61 percent down on April 2019. In March 2020, the price of a barrel of crude North Sea Brent oil was 31 euros, almost 48 percent lower than in March 2019.

In April, prices of petroleum derivatives decreased by 57.8 percent year-on-year. Prices were down by 41.4 percent in March. In the chemical industry as well, output prices are generally linked to crude oil price developments. Output prices of chemical products were 16.1 percent lower in April than in the same month last year. In March, prices decreased by 6.5 percent year-on-year.

Prices in slightly more than half of the manufacturing sectors were higher in April 2020 than in the same month last year.

Producer prices manufacturing by sector*, April 2020
Categoriy	% change (year-on-year % change)
Cars	2.1
Machinery	1.9
Electronic products	1.9
Food products	1.7
Metal products	1.6
Rubber and plastic	-1
Chemical products	-16.1
Petroleum products	-57.8

*Altogether, the eight industries referred to account for almost 80 percent of the total Dutch manufacturing industry

Producer prices manufacturing by sector*, April 2020
Categoriy	% change (year-on-year % change)
Cars	2.1
Machinery	1.9
Electronic products	1.9
Food products	1.7
Metal products	1.6
Rubber and plastic	-1
Chemical products	-16.1
Petroleum products	-57.8

*Altogether, the eight industries referred to account for almost 80 percent of the total Dutch manufacturing industry

Prices of manufactured products decreased in April

Manufacturing output prices fell by 3.1 percent in April relative to March. They decreased by 2.6 percent on the domestic market and by 3.7 percent on the export market.

Index producer prices
Year	Month	(2015=100) (2015=100)
2016	May	97.2
2016	June	98.1
2016	July	97.7
2016	August	97.6
2016	September	98.1
2016	October	99.5
2016	November	99.3
2016	December	101
2017	January	102.2
2017	February	102.9
2017	March	102.8
2017	April	103.2
2017	May	102
2017	June	101.1
2017	July	100.7
2017	August	101.1
2017	September	102.1
2017	October	102.3
2017	November	103.1
2017	December	103.1
2018	January	103.7
2018	February	103.2
2018	March	103.5
2018	April	104.2
2018	May	105.7
2018	June	106.1
2018	July	106.2
2018	August	106.4
2018	September	107.1
2018	October	107.7
2018	November	105.9
2018	December	103.7
2019	January	104.7
2019	February	105.3
2019	March	106.2
2019	April	107.7
2019	May	107.9
2019	June	106.5
2019	July	106.3
2019	August	105.5
2019	September	106.1
2019	October	106
2019	November	106.1
2019	December	106.7
2020	January	107
2020	February	106.2
2020	March	102.2
2020	April	99

Index producer prices
Year	Month	(2015=100) (2015=100)
2016	May	97.2
2016	June	98.1
2016	July	97.7
2016	August	97.6
2016	September	98.1
2016	October	99.5
2016	November	99.3
2016	December	101
2017	January	102.2
2017	February	102.9
2017	March	102.8
2017	April	103.2
2017	May	102
2017	June	101.1
2017	July	100.7
2017	August	101.1
2017	September	102.1
2017	October	102.3
2017	November	103.1
2017	December	103.1
2018	January	103.7
2018	February	103.2
2018	March	103.5
2018	April	104.2
2018	May	105.7
2018	June	106.1
2018	July	106.2
2018	August	106.4
2018	September	107.1
2018	October	107.7
2018	November	105.9
2018	December	103.7
2019	January	104.7
2019	February	105.3
2019	March	106.2
2019	April	107.7
2019	May	107.9
2019	June	106.5
2019	July	106.3
2019	August	105.5
2019	September	106.1
2019	October	106
2019	November	106.1
2019	December	106.7
2020	January	107
2020	February	106.2
2020	March	102.2
2020	April	99

The figures in this publication are provisional and may be revised upwards or downwards.

Sources

StatLine - Producer Price Index
StatLine - Producer Price Index (PPI); output and importprices by product

Larger decrease in crude oil price

Prices of manufactured products decreased in April

Sources

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