Key findings: P0142.1 - Producer Price Index (PPI), April 2006

Annual percentage change in the PPI is higher at + 5,5% at April 2006 (i.e. the PPI at April 2006 compared with that at April 2005)

The Production Price Index (PPI) for all commodities for South African consumption shows an annual rate of change of + 5,5% at April 2006 (i.e. the PPI at April 2006 compared with that at April 2005). This rate is 0,1 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of + 5,4% at March 2006 (i.e. the PPI at March 2006 compared with that at March 2005)

From March 2006 to April 2006 the PPI for all commodities for South African consumption increased by 1,0%.

PPI for April 2006=5,5%