Agricultural input price indices, August 2024
Agricultural input prices at the monthly level slightly up again
Agricultural inputs were again more expensive at the monthly level, while at the annual level they were still cheaper. In a monthly comparison, the highest price increase was recorded in the group of energy and lubricants.
Prices slightly higher than in the previous month …
Agricultural input prices increased on average by 0.4%. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) went up by 0.6% and the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) by 0.1%.
In the first group (input 1), the price increases were recorded at energy and lubricants (by 3.1%), while at animal feedingstuffs and at group other goods and services they were higher by 0.2% each.
In the second group (input 2), the prices of materials remained the same as in the previous month, while the prices of buildings were higher by 0.5%.
… and lower than a year ago
Compared to last August, agricultural inputs were 3.3% cheaper. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture were 6.0% lower, while the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment were higher by 3.0%.
The top three price decreases were at fertilizers (down by 16.5%), animal feedingstuffs (by 15.7%) and energy and lubricants (by 2.4%).
The table with the latest data (monthly base price indices) is available in the SiStat Database.
Agricultural input prices increased on average by 0.4%. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) went up by 0.6% and the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) by 0.1%.
In the first group (input 1), the price increases were recorded at energy and lubricants (by 3.1%), while at animal feedingstuffs and at group other goods and services they were higher by 0.2% each.
In the second group (input 2), the prices of materials remained the same as in the previous month, while the prices of buildings were higher by 0.5%.
… and lower than a year ago
Compared to last August, agricultural inputs were 3.3% cheaper. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture were 6.0% lower, while the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment were higher by 3.0%.
The top three price decreases were at fertilizers (down by 16.5%), animal feedingstuffs (by 15.7%) and energy and lubricants (by 2.4%).
The table with the latest data (monthly base price indices) is available in the SiStat Database.
Monthly growth rates of agricultural input prices, Slovenia
1) Input 1 (goods and services currently consumed in agriculture).
2) Input 2 (goods and services contributing to agricultural investment).
Growth rates of agricultural input prices (%), Slovenia
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