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

Annual percentage change in the PPI is higher at + 5,9% at May 2006 (i.e. the PPI at May 2006 compared with that at May 2005)

The Production Price Index (PPI) for all commodities for South African consumption shows an annual rate of change of + 5,9% at May 2006 (i.e. the PPI at May 2006 compared with that at May 2005). This rate is 0,4 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of + 5,5% at April 2006 (i.e. the PPI at April 2006 compared with that at April 2005)

From April 2006 to May 2006 the PPI for all commodities for South African consumption increased by 0,9%.