Ireland Factory Gate Prices Fall For Second Month

(RTTNews) - Ireland's factory gate prices decreased for the second straight month in August, the Central Statistics Office said Tuesday.

Factory gate prices slipped 1.2 percent year-on-year, following a 0.2 percent drop in July. On a monthly basis, prices remained flat after rising 0.7 percent.

The price index for export sales decreased 0.2 percent from July, while the index for home sales increased 1.2 percent.

The yearly price index for mining and quarrying gained 4.5 percent, while the monthly index slipped 0.1 percent in August. At the same time, energy product prices were down 2.4 percent from last year and by 0.2 percent from July.