Import price indices, April 2023

Import prices lower than in the previous month

In April 2023 import prices were 1.2% lower than in the previous month and 0.6% higher than a year ago. On a monthly basis, we recorded the most noticeable decrease in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (11.4%).

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At the monthly level, prices decreased the most in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning

Compared to March, in April import prices were 1.2% lower. At the monthly level, the prices of products supplied from the euro area were lower by 0.9%, the prices of products imported from the non-euro by 1.6%.

Compared to March, energy prices decreased by 5.0%, intermediate goods prices by 1.9%, consumer goods prices by 0.3%, while capital goods prices were unchanged.

The highest decrease in April was observed in the group Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (11.4%).

At the annual level coal and lignite increased the most

From April 2022 to April 2023 import prices increased by 0.6%. In the same period the prices of products supplied from the euro area went up by 0.6% and the prices of products imported from the non-euro area by 0.5%.

The prices of imports increased the most in the section mining and quarrying (by 15.8%), among which the highest increase was recorded in the group coal and lignite (98.2%). The prices decreased in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (by 43.8%).

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Annual growth rates of import prices, Slovenia
Annual growth rates of import prices, Slovenia
Growth rates of Import prices, Slovenia
Apr 2023
Mar 2023
Apr 2023
Dec 2022
Apr 2023
Apr 2022
Jan–Apr 2023
Jan–Apr 2022
Total-1.2-2.20.64.9
Euro area-0.9-1.70.64.7
Non-euro area-1.6-3.00.55.0
Main industrial groups
Intermediate goods-1.9-2.6-2.74.3
Energy-5.0-18.4-16.6-6.2
Capital goods0.01.98.19.0
Consumer goods-0.3-0.24.25.6
Products by Classification of Products by Activity (CPA 2015)
B Mining and quarrying-6.911.915.824.8
C Manufactured products-1.0-0.91.75.8
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning-11.4-56.3-43.8-37.4
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