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Factory-Gate Inflation Sees First Signs of Energy Easing in April

EUROZONE DATA
MNI (London)

EUROZONE APR PPI +1.2% M/M, +37.2% Y/Y, MAR +36.9%r Y/Y

EUROZONE APR PPI EX. ENERGY +2.6% M/M, +15.6% Y/Y, MAR +13.7%r Y/Y

  • Euro area PPI accelerated by 0.7pp to a fresh high of +37.2% y/y in April, coming in 1pp softer than the consensus forecast. On the month, prices expanded by 1.2%, also coming in slower than the +2.0% m/m expected.
  • Intermediate goods were up 3.8%, non-durables by 2.7% and capital goods by 1.0% m/m. Energy prices softened by -1.2% m/m, breaking the growth streak, albeit at +99.2% y/y remain almost doubled.
  • Factory-gate prices remain significantly exposed to both supply bottlenecks and energy prices which have surged with the onset of the Ukraine war.
  • With the added pressure of looming sanctions on Russian oil, energy inflation will continue to soar in the coming months.

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