Services Producer Price Indices - Quarter 3 (Jul to Sep) 2015

26 Nov 2015 10:55 AM

Main points

• 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 3 of 2015, compared with an increase of 0.6% in the year to quarter 2 of 2015.
• Between quarters 2 and 3 of 2015, the aggregate SPPI rose by 0.1%, compared with an increase of 0.3% between quarters 1 and 2 of 2015.
• Professional, scientific and technical activities, transportation and storage, 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 continued to show the largest rise in prices, with prices increasing by 3.3% in the year to quarter 3 of 2015.
• Water supply, sewerage and waste management services showed the largest fall in prices, decreasing by 7.7% in the year to quarter 3 of 2015.

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