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Price Indices and Prices in the Food Sector – Annual and Monthly Statistics – 2016:03

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Agricultural Input Price Index decreased by -1.7 % between March 2015 and March 2016. Prices for Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture decreased by -2.7 % while prices for Goods and services contributing to agricultural investments increased by 1.5 %. The highest increase was found in Plant protection products and pesticides (+2.5 %) followed by Materials (+1.8 %). Fertilisers and soil improvers (-7.5 %) followed by Energy and lubricants (-7.0 %) decreased the most but it was Animal feedingstuffs (‑4.4 %) that contributed the most to the total decrease in the input price index.

Agricultural Output Price Index increased by 1.0 % between March 2015 and March 2016. Index for Crop output decreased by ‑0.7 %. Decreases were found in prices for Cereals (-17.2 %), Industrial crops (‑0.6 %) and Forage plants (‑0.5 %). The biggest increase among the crops was found in prices for Potatoes (+38.1 %) and Fruits and horticultural products (+7.5 %). Animal output increased by 2.3 %. This is explained by higher prices for Animals during the period. Prices for Pigs, for example, increased by 10.8 %.

“Price Index for the Food Industry, food from price regulated agricultural products” increased by 3.9 % between March 2015 and March 2016. Crop products and Animal products increased by 5.0 and 3.2 % respectively.

“Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products” increased by 0.9 % between March 2015 and March 2016. Total Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.8 % during the same period.

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1. Price Indices in the Food Sector

2. Agricultural Input Price Index

3. Agricultural Output Price Index

4. Price Index for the Food Industry, food from regulated agricultural products

5. Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products

6. Agricultural Input Price Index for the EU market

7. Agricultural Output Price Index for the EU market

8a. Agricultural Absolute Prices, Crop products (SEK per 100 kg)

8b. Agricultural Absolute Prices, Crop products (SEK per 100 kg)

9. Agricultural Absolute Prices, Animals (SEK per 100 kg)

10. Agricultural Absolute Prices, Animal products (SEK per 100 kg)