The Industrial Production Prices Index (PPI) recorded a year-on-year change rate of -0.9%, up by 1.0 percentage points from the rate observed in the previous month. Excluding the Energy grouping, the index decreased by 0.4% (reduction of 0.6% observed in September). The monthly change rate of the total index was 0.5% (-0.5% in October 2015).
The PPI now being published corresponds to a new series which now includes information on the external market and is based on samples of companies and products updated.