BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 20
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Producer Price Index for Transportation and Storage Services decreased by 0.4 percent in March 2021 compared to the previous month, Trend reports referring to Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat).
The prices were 4.9 percent lower for air transport services. In the same period, prices increased for land transport services and transport services via pipelines and water transport services by 0.7 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively.
Besides, the prices were 1.3 percent higher for warehousing and support services for transportation.
Compared to March 2020 the overall index increased by 0.3 percent.
The prices rose for land transport services and transport services via pipelines by 4.3 percent and also, for warehousing and support services for transportation by 3.1 percent. Along with this, a noteworthy price decrease was registered for air transport services (-18.1 percent).
The total Producer Price Index for Telecommunication Services remained unchanged compared to the previous month. The prices were lower for other telecommunications services by 0.1 percent, while the prices for wireless telecommunications services increased by 0.01 percent.
The overall index went up by 0.01 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Within the group, the prices increased for wireless telecommunications services by 0.1 percent. The prices fell by 0.5 percent for other telecommunications services.
Producer Price Index for Accommodation and Food Services increased by 0.8 percent compared to the previous month.
The prices were higher for food and beverage serving services by 3.4 percent. In the same period, the prices decreased by 0.7 percent for accommodation services. The overall index increased by 3.5 percent compared to March 2020. The prices for food and beverage serving services increased by 10.1 percent, while the prices fell by 5.9 percent for accommodation services.
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