Prices
branch PPI: domestic manufacturing
Annual growth in percentage
  2008
Iceland 31.0   31.00 
Chile 15.9   15.90 
South Africa 15.2   15.20 
Luxembourg 12.9   12.90 
Korea 11.9   11.90 
Turkey 11.8   11.80 
New Zealand 11.2   11.20 
Greece 9.7   9.70 
Israel 9.6   9.60 
United Kingdom 9.5   9.50 
Hungary 8.6   8.60 
Mexico 8.6   8.60 
Australia 8.3   8.30 
Finland 8.1   8.10 
United States 7.9   7.90 
Norway 7.8   7.80 
Estonia 7.6   7.60 
Netherlands 7.3   7.30 
China 6.9   6.90 
OECD total 6.8   6.80 
Spain 6.0   6.00 
Belgium 5.9   5.90 
Denmark 5.7   5.70 
EU27 total 5.5   5.50 
France 5.3   5.30 
Portugal 5.2   5.20 
Slovenia 5.2   5.20 
Ireland 5.1   5.10 
Italy 5.0   5.00 
Canada 4.3   4.30 
Japan 4.1   4.10 
Sweden 3.9   3.90 
Austria 3.4   3.40 
Poland 3.4   3.40 
Switzerland 3.3   3.30 
Czech Republic 3.1   3.10 
Germany 3.1   3.10 
Slovak Republic 2.0   2.00 

Definition

Producer price indices (PPI) measure the rate of change in prices of products sold as they leave the producer. They exclude any taxes, transport and trade margins that the purchaser may have to pay. Manufacturing covers the production of semi-processed goods and other intermediate goods as well as final products such as consumer goods and capital equipment.

The indexes shown here are weighted averages of monthly price changes in the manufacturing sector. These indexes capture the production of products intended for the domestic market.

For more statistics on economic, environmental and social issues visit online the OECD Factbook 2010.