Growth in industrial prices in Ukraine in September accelerated to 3.6% compared to 1.8% in August and 0.7% in July, the State Statistics Committee reported on Tuesday.
The committee said that since the start of the year, the industrial
prices have grown by 10.6%, while over twelve months ending September
2009 their growth was only 1.6%.
The committee said that prices of mining sector products in
September soared by 7.6%, including an 8.4% rise in prices of fuel and
energy minerals.
The growth of the prices in the processing industry was 3.8%. The
largest growth (17.1%) was seen in coke industry. A 7.4-1.6% rise in
the metals, fuel, rubber, chemical, vehicle and equipment, electrical,
electronic and optic equipment and timber processing sectors.
In food industry, beverages and tobacco sectors the prices of
products went up by 0.9%, including a 1.9% rise in production of milk,
dairy products, ice cream, sunflower oil and fats, a 0.9% rise in bread
and fish production and a 0.5% rise in meat production.
In the electricity generation and transmission, gas and water supply
sectors, the tariffs climbed by 1.1%, including a 1.2% rise in the
tariffs on electricity, while the tariffs on heat power supply remained
unchanged.
