Azerbaijan, Baku, July 12 / Trend, A. Hasanov /
The index of producer prices for manufactured goods in Azerbaijan decreased by 11.4 per cent in June compared to the previous month, State Statistics Committee said on Thursday.
According to the report, producer prices in the mining industry hit 86.4 per cent compared to the previous month and in the sphere of oil and gas extraction it dropped by 13.7 per cent.
In June the producer prices index in the processing industry reached 99.3 per cent compared to May. In particular, prices in paper and cardboard production decreased by nine per cent, chemical industry - 2.5 per cent and production of oil products - 2.2 per cent, rubber and plastic products - 0.2 per cent, and production of electronic equipment - 0.2 per cent.
Production of building materials increased in price by 4.4 per cent, computer and other electronic equipment - 2.1 per cent, food products - 0.6 per cent, furniture production and steel industry - by 0.5 per cent.
Within a month, production of gas, electricity and steam, as well as its distribution and supply increased in price by 0.4 per cent.