Monthly comparison
In November 2013, compared with October 2013, prices in total industry excluding construction and the energy sector fell by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU28. Intermediate goods fell by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively.
Prices in the energy sector remained stable in the euro area and decreased by 0.4% in the EU28. In both zones, capital goods, durable consumer goods and non-durable consumer goods remained stable.
Among the Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases were registered in Estonia (-1.8%), Hungary (-1.3%), Denmark (-1.1%) and Spain (-0.9%). The only increases were observed in the Czech Republic (+0.7%), France (+0.5%), the Netherlands (+0.3%), Greece and Sweden (both +0.1%).
Annual comparison
In November 2013, compared with November 2012, prices in total industry excluding construction and the energy sector fell by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU28. Prices in the energy sector decreased by 3.2% and 3.0% respectively. Intermediate goods dropped by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU28. Durable consumer goods increased by 0.5% and 0.2% respectively. Capital goods gained 0.5% in the euro area and 0.6% in the EU28. Non-durable consumer goods rose by 0.8% and 1.0% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in the total index were observed in Bulgaria (-4.0%), the Netherlands (-3.4%) and Belgium (-2.7%), and the highest increases in Estonia (+8.7%), Romania (+0.9%), Ireland (+0.8%) and the Czech Republic (+0.6%).
