Import price indices, September 2024

Import prices lower

In September 2024 import prices were 0.8% lower than in the previous month and 3.3% lower than a year ago. On a monthly basis, we recorded the most noticeable decrease in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (by 16.6%).

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

Compared to August, in September import prices were 0.8% 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 were lower by 0.6%.

Compared to August, energy prices decreased by 5.1%, intermediate goods prices by 0.5%, consumer goods prices and capital goods prices decreased by 0.1%.

The highest decrease in September was observed in the group electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (16.6%). On the other hand, the highest increase was observed in the group beverages (by 1.4%).

… and at the annual level lower prices in the group coke and refined petroleum products …

From September 2023 to September 2024 import prices decreased by 3.3%. In the same period the prices of products supplied from the euro area went down by 2.1% and the prices of products imported from the non-euro area by 4.9%.

The prices of imports decreased the most in the section manufactured products (by 3.2%), among which the highest decrease was recorded in the group coke and refined petroleum products (by 10.7%). The prices increased the most in the group tobacco products (by 10.7%).

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
Sep 2024
Aug 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2023
Sep 2024
Sep 2023
Jan–Sep 2024
Jan–Sep 2023
Total-0.8-1.8-3.3-2.6
Euro area-0.9-0.7-2.1-1.3
Non-euro area-0.6-3.3-4.9-4.3
Main industrial groups
Intermediate goods-0.5-2.1-3.7-5.0
Energy-5.1-3.2-10.3-4.6
Capital goods-0.10.80.71.1
Consumer goods-0.1-2.7-3.7-1.4
Products by Classification of Products by Activity (CPA 2015)
B Mining and quarrying0.6-9.4-8.0-12.5
C Manufactured products-0.5-1.8-3.2-2.1
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning-16.612.0-8.3-21.9
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
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