Irish CSO Reports
20 November 2012
Irish CSO: Agricultural Price Indices - September 2012
Agricultural Price Indices
Agricultural output price index up 1.9% in September 2012
The agricultural output price index increased by 1.9% in September 2012
compared with August 2012. The agricultural input price index increased by 1.3%
over the same period. Thus, the resulting terms of trade index increased by 0.4% in
September 2012. See Tables 1, 2 and graph.
On an annual basis, the agricultural output price index in September 2012 was
5.6% higher than in September 2011. The agricultural input price index was up
6.9% in September 2012 compared with September 2011.
A further comparison of the September 2012 sub-indices with September 2011
shows that:
- Potatoes (incl. seeds), cereals (incl. seeds), poultry, eggs, pigs, cattle and sheep prices increased by 171.0%, 30.2%, 16.3%, 16.0%, 13.3%, 7.7% and 3.2% respectively, while the price of milk decreased by 10.5%.
- Feeding stuffs, energy and fertiliser prices increased by 12.0%, 10.6% and 2.1% respectively.
| Unadjusted for Seasonal Factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Output | Input | Terms of trade | |
| Base year 2005 = 100 | |||
| August 2012 | 132.6 | 136.6 | 97.1 |
| September 2012 | 135.0 | 138.4 | 97.5 |
| Percentage change | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% |
November 2012
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