October 2019
| Price index (Year 2015 = 100) | % monthly change | % annual change | |
| Aug 2019 | 94.4 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| Sep 2019 | 94.8 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| Oct 2019 | 86.7 | -8.5% | -3.9% |
Annual Manufacturing Prices decrease by 3.9% in October
Monthly factory gate prices decreased by 8.5% in October 2019. This compares to a decrease of 6.4% for October of last year. The annual percentage change showed a decrease of 3.9% in October 2019, compared to a decrease of 1.7% in the year to September 2019. See graph across and table 1.
In the month, the price index for export sales decreased by 9.0%, while the index for home sales decreased by 0.2%. In the year there was a decrease of 4.1% in the price index for export sales (this can be influenced by currency fluctuations) and an increase of 1.4% in respect of the price index for home sales. See table 2 and Figure 2.Jan 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Source: CSO IrelandFigure 2 – Manufacturing Industries: Output Price Indices for Home and Export Sales
(Base: Year 2015 = 100)HomeExport859095100105110Index
Show Table 1 Manufacturing Industries Output Price Indices (excluding VAT) Show Table 2 Industrial Producer Price Indices (excluding VAT) Show Table 2A Contribution to changes in the Manufacturing Output Price Index, October 2019 (Table 2) Show Table 3 Detailed Wholesale Price Indices (excluding VAT) for Building and Construction Materials Show Table 4 Capital Goods Price Indices (excluding VAT) Show Table 5 Wholesale Price Indices (excluding VAT) for Energy Products (i.e. Fuels purchased by Manufacturing Industry) Show Background Notes
