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Services Producer Price Indices - Quarter 2 (Apr-Jun) 2015

Services Producer Price Indices - Quarter 2 2015

  • The price of services sold by UK companies, as estimated by the aggregate Services Producer Price Index (SPPI), increased 0.5% in the year to quarter 2 of 2015, compared with an increase of 0.6% in the year to quarter 1 of 2015.
  • Between quarter 1 and 2 of 2015, the aggregate SPPI rose by 0.3%, compared with an increase of 0.2% between quarter 4 of 2014 and quarter 1 of 2015.
  • Professional, scientific and technical activities, and real estate activities provided the greatest upward contributions to the annual rate of inflation. This was partially offset by a fall in prices for water supply, sewerage and waste management services.
  • Real estate activities showed the largest rise in prices, with prices increasing by 3.3% in the year to quarter 2 of 2015.
  • Water supply, sewerage and waste management services continued to show the largest fall in prices, decreasing by 6.7% in the year to quarter 2 of 2015.

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