According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), the prices of industrial production rose by 0.2 percent in December of last year compared to the previous month.
Industrial production prices for the total (domestic market and non-domestic market) increased by 3.7 percent in December 2017 compared to December 2016.
The largest price growth in December was in the metallurgical industry (+5.9 percent).
The largest drop in prices was found in mining support service activities (-2.5 percent).
In terms of large industrial groups, the most significant advance from November was seen in the intermediate goods industry (+1.4 percent).
Industrial production prices are a measure of prices solicited by producers for products or services they deliver in the first stage of trading.