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13/08/2001
UK producer prices show marginal fall
Overall UK manufacturing prices fell by 0.2 per cent in July from those from June.
According to the latest figures available form the Office for National Statistics the past year has seen the prices charged to manufacturers, the input prices, fall for the first time in over two years.
The figures will help stymie speculation that the decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rate for the fourth time this year would spark an immediate round of inflation.
Input prices charged to manufacturers have fallen by 0.3 per cent this year, compared to a rise of 2.4 per cent increase to June.
The fall is in part due to a fall of 11.8 per cent in crude oil prices, the largest drop in recent years, and a reduction in the price of other imported materials such as non-ferrous metals.
In part these have been the result of an improvement in the value of the pound against the dollar.
The downside is that the manufacturers will see little gain in terms of margins, which remain slim due to the continuing strength of sterling. (SP)
According to the latest figures available form the Office for National Statistics the past year has seen the prices charged to manufacturers, the input prices, fall for the first time in over two years.
The figures will help stymie speculation that the decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rate for the fourth time this year would spark an immediate round of inflation.
Input prices charged to manufacturers have fallen by 0.3 per cent this year, compared to a rise of 2.4 per cent increase to June.
The fall is in part due to a fall of 11.8 per cent in crude oil prices, the largest drop in recent years, and a reduction in the price of other imported materials such as non-ferrous metals.
In part these have been the result of an improvement in the value of the pound against the dollar.
The downside is that the manufacturers will see little gain in terms of margins, which remain slim due to the continuing strength of sterling. (SP)
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