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Published: 17 October 2005

Producer prices for services went up in the third quarter

According to Statistics Finland, producer price indices for services rose in the third quarter of 2005 from the corresponding quarter of the year before in all industries. Prices increased most in the year, or by 8.3 per cent, in accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities, and tax consultancy. Smallest year-on-year producer price increases were recorded in hotel services, 0.3 per cent, and post and courier activities, 1.6 per cent.

Producer prices for services 2003=100, 3rd quarter 2005 *

Service Industries according to NACE SIC Point figure Annual change,% Quarter-on-Quarter Change, %
5510 Hotels 95,8 0,3 -5,0
6022 Taxi operation 105,1 3,5 0,0
6024 Freight transport by road 107,5 6,6 3,1
641 Post and courier activities 104,4 1,6 0,1
6412 Courier activities other than national post activities 110,7 8,1 0,8
7132 Renting of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment 102,9 4,5 0,7
7411 Legal servcives 108,4 3,3 2,0
7412 Accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy 116,0 8,3 3,3
7413 Market research and public opinion polling 106,4 4,6 3,1
7440 Advertising 106,0 3,8 -1,5
7450 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel 104,9 3,0 -0,1
7460 Investigation and security activities 110,6 4,2 0,0
9301 Washing and dry-cleaning of textile and fur products 103,0 2,0 0,2

*Producer price indices for services measure development in the prices of services from the perspective of enterprises.

Point figures of producer price indices for services are initially published for 13 industries but the number of covered industries will be gradually increased up to the year 2006. These initially published producer price indices for services are experimental, which means that the point figures for industries given here may remain subject to revision up to the year 2006 as the used calculation method is being developed or possibly adjusted.

Source: Producer price indices for services 2005, 3rd quarter. Statistics Finland

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Last updated 17.10.2005

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Producer price indices for services [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3940. 3rd quarter 2005. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/pthi/2005/03/pthi_2005_03_2005-10-17_tie_001_en.html