2018.04.2505:40:00UTC+00Spain's Producer Price Inflation Rises In March

Spain's producer price inflation rose slightly in March, the statistical office INE showed Wednesday.

Producer prices climbed 1.3 percent year-on-year in March, faster than the 1.2 percent increase in February.

Meanwhile, excluding energy, producer price growth eased to 1.2 percent from 1.4 percent a month ago.

Among components, energy prices grew the most, by 3 percent, followed by a 2.1 percent rise in intermediate goods prices. Consumer goods prices gained 0.5 percent and capital goods by 0.9 percent.

On a monthly basis, producer prices dropped 0.9 percent after staying flat in February. This was the first fall in seven months.