Changes varied by industry: clothing rose by 1.4%, other non-metallic mineral products by 0.6% and chemicals by 0.1%. Metallurgy fell by 0.4% and food manufacturing by 0.2%, according to the HCP.
The mining, electricity and water producer price indices were unchanged over the month. These figures describe producer prices, rather than consumer inflation. The French- and Arabic-language accounts cite the same statistical note.