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Price indices and prices in the food sector – Annual and monthly statistics – 2019:02

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Agricultural input price index

Agricultural input price index increased by 10.2 % between February 2018 and February 2019. Prices for Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture increased by 12.0 %. Prices for Goods contributing to agricultural investments increased by 4.0 %. Animal feedingstuffs (+22.5 %) had the largest price increase in the Input price index. The only product group where prices decreased during the period was Plant protection products and pesticides (-1.2 %). According to yearly figures for 2018, Input price index increased by 7.0 % compared with 2017.

Agricultural output price index

Agricultural output price index increased by 19.3 % between February 2018 and February 2019.

Index for Crop output increased by 39.2 %. The highest increase was found in prices for Cereals (+52.5 %) followed by Forage plants (+49.3 %), Potatoes (+38.1 %), Vegetables (+37.4 %), Industrial crops (+12.9 %), Fruits and berries (+12.2 %) and Horticultural products (+6.6 %).

Index for Animal output increased by 3.5 %. The product group Animals increased by 3.6 % between February 2018 and February 2019. The product group Milk, eggs and other animal products increased by 3.3 % during the same period. According to yearly figures for 2018, Output price index increased by 10.0 % compared with 2017.

Indices later in the food chain

Price index for the food industry, food from price regulated agricultural products increased by 3.7 % between February 2018 and February 2019. Crop products increased by 6.5 % and Animal products increased by 2.7 %. According to yearly figures for 2018, Price index for the food industry, food from price regulated agricultural products, increased by 1.7 % compared with 2017.

Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products increased by 2.8 % between February 2018 and February 2019. Crop products increased by 4.7 % and Animal products increased by 1.8 %.

Total Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 1.9 % between February 2018 and February 2019.

According to yearly figures for 2018, Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products, increased by 2.5 % compared with 2017.

Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products, increased by 5.0 % between 2015 and 2018. Total Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 4.8 % during the same period.

Agricultural input price index for the EU market

In 2018 compared with 2017, Agricultural input price index increased the most in Sweden (+7.4 %) followed by Latvia (+6.9 %), The United Kingdom (+6.4 %) and Romania (+4.2 %). The only countries where input price index decreased were Cyprus (-2.5 %) and Lithuania (-0.4 %).

Comparing the fourth quarter of 2018 with the fourth quarter of 2017, Agricultural input price index increased the most in Sweden (+10.6 %) followed by The United Kingdom (+8.5 %) and Hungary (+7.2 %). The only country where input price index decreased was Lithuania (-1.6 %).

Agricultural input price index for EU-28 as a whole, cannot yet be presented due to the fact that certain countries still have not completed their work with the shift from base year 2010=100 to base year 2015=100.

Agricultural output price index for the EU market

In 2018 compared with 2017, Agricultural output price index increased the most in Sweden (+10.0 %) followed by Belgium (+8.2 %), Romania (+5.1 %) and Latvia (+4.6 %). The country where output price index decreased the most was Denmark (-10.7 %).

Comparing the fourth quarter of 2018 with the fourth quarter of 2017, Agricultural output price index increased the most in Belgium (+19.7 %) followed by Sweden (+11.6 %), Latvia (+11.5 %), Romania (+8.7 %) and Lithuania (+8.1 %). The countries where output price index decreased the most were Croatia (-6.6 %), Slovenia (-6.6 %) and Austria (-4.1 %).

Agricultural output price index for EU-28 as a whole, cannot yet be presented due to the fact that certain countries still have not completed their work with the shift from base year 2010=100 to base year 2015=100.

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1. Price indices in the food sector, 2015=100

2. Agricultural input price index, 2015=100

3. Agricultural output price index, 2015=100

4. Price index for the food industry, food from price regulated agricultural products, 2015=100

5. Consumer Price Index, food from price regulated agricultural products, 2015=100

6. Agricultural input price index for the EU market, 2015=1001)

7. Agricultural output price index for the EU market, 2015=1001)

8a. Absolute agricultural prices, Crop products (SEK per 100 kg)

8b. Absolute agricultural prices, Crop products (SEK per 100 kg)

9. Absolute agricultural prices, Animals (SEK per 100 kg)

10. Absolute agricultural prices, Animal products (SEK per 100 kg)