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Price Indices and Prices in the Food Sector – Annual and Monthly Statistics – 2017:03

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Input index

Agricultural Input Price Index increased by 1.8 % between March 2016 and March 2017. Prices for Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture increased by 1.6 % and prices for Goods and services contributing to agricultural investments increased by 2.5 %. Energy and lubricants (+10.4 %) contributed the most to the total increase in the input price index. Fertilisers and soil improvers (‑7.8 %) and Seeds (‑2.8 %) are the only product groups where prices decreased during the period. According to preliminary yearly figures for 2016, Input index decreased by -1.3 % compared to 2015.

Output index

Agricultural Output Price Index increased by 7.3 % between March 2016 and March 2017. Index for Animal output increased by 10.3 % and Crop output increased by 3.1 %. The highest increase was found in prices for Animal products (+19.7 %) followed by Industrial crops (+13.9 %) and Cereals (+12.1 %). Potatoes (‑18.1 %) was the product group that decreased the most during the period. According to preliminary yearly figures for 2016, Output index increased by 1.7 % compared to 2015.

Index later in the food chain

“Price Index for the Food Industry, food from price regulated agricultural products” increased by 3.0 % between March 2016 and March 2017. Crop products increased by 5.1 % and Animal products increased by 2.1 %. According to yearly figures for 2016, “Price Index for the Food Industry, food from price regulated agricultural products”, increased by 2.1% compared to 2015.

“Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products” increased by 1.4 % between March 2016 and March 2017. Total Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 1.3 % during the same period. According to yearly figures for 2016, “Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products”, increased by 0.4 % compared to 2015.

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Explanation of symbols

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 price 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)