Import price indices, March 2025

Prices of imported products unchanged month-on-month, lower year-on-year

In March, import prices remained unchanged at the monthly level and were 0.6% lower than a year ago. Year-on-year price growth remained highest in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning, although at the monthly level the largest price decrease was recorded in this group.

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

Compared to February, import prices remained unchanged in March. The prices of products supplied from the euro area were lower by 0.1%, while the prices of products imported from the non-euro were higher by 0.1%.

Consumer goods prices increased by 0.5%, capital goods prices by 0.3% and intermediate goods prices by 0.1%, while energy prices decreased by 3.0%. 

Only import prices of manufactured products grew, increasing by 0.2%, most substantially in the group of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture, articles of straw and plaiting materials (by 1.2%). Prices in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning fell by 8.7%.

Year-on-year, prices in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning still significantly higher

In one year, import prices went down by 0.6%. The prices of products supplied from the euro area went up by 0.1%, while the prices of products imported from the non-euro area went down by 1.4%. 

Prices decreased the most in the group coal and lignite (by 9.8%) in the section mining and quarrying. On the other hand, prices were still significantly higher year-on-year in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (by 80.1%).

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Annual growth rates of import prices, Slovenia
Annual growth rates of import prices, Slovenia
Growth rates of import prices, Slovenia
Mar 2025
Feb 2025
Mar 2025
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Mar 2024
Jan–Mar 2025
Jan–Mar 2024
Total0.00.4-0.6-0.4
Euro area-0.10.80.10.5
Non-euro area0.1-0.1-1.4-1.5
Main industrial groups
Intermediate goods0.10.6-1.6-1.8
Energy-3.0-0.34.36.3
Capital goods0.30.3-0.20.1
Consumer goods0.50.4-1.3-1.5
Products by Classification of Products by Activity (CPA 2015)
B Mining and quarrying-1.2-5.2-1.1-1.2
C Manufactured products0.20.5-1.7-1.5
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning-8.7-0.780.176.8
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
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