Published: 18 January 2010
Producer prices for services went up 0,1 per cent in October-December
According to Statistics Finland, producer prices for services went up by 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009 from the corresponding quarter of the year before. The rise in the prices was curbed by, among other things, decreases in the prices of freight transport by road, business consultancy and telecommunications. The rise in prices was mostly due to increases in the rents of office and business premises and risen prices of architectural and engineering activities.
From third to fourth quarter, producer prices for services went up by 1.0 percent.
Producer price index for services 2005=100 (TOL 2008), 4th quarter 2009
| Industry | Point figure | Quarterly change,% | Yearly change,% |
| Total index (TOL 2008) | 113.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | 114.7 | 0.3 | -3.1 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 104.8 | 9.5 | -2.1 |
| J Information and communication | 102.9 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| L Real estate activities | 112.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 121.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| N Administrative and support service activities | 113.9 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| S Other service activities | 100.2 | -0.4 | -1.4 |
The data on rents of office and business premises (6820) have been supplemented since the 4th quarter of 2008. For more information, see "Revisions in these statistics".
Producer price indices for services describe the price development in business services provided by enterprises to other enterprises and the public sector. The total index currently covers about half of the market services.
Source: Producer Price Index for Services 2009, 4th quarter. Statistics Finland
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