Producer prices are gradually rising
Producer prices in the manufacturing sector have steadily risen over the last few
months. They will probably be up by 2.5% in 2017 and by 2.5%-3% in 2018.
While commodity and energy-intensive sectors (metal production, chemicals)
are the main price drivers this year, prices look set to rise on a broader basis in
2018, as wage negotiations in the metals industry will probably lead to quite
high wage increases, the order books are full and capacity utilisation is high.
EU Forecast
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