OTTAWA, March 31 (Reuters) - Producer prices in Canada fell by 0.5% in February from January on lower prices for refined petroleum products, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
The decline followed a 0.3% decrease in January. Raw materials prices were down 4.7% in February, and were down 5.9% on the year.
Industrial
Month-on-m
product
onth
prices
(pct
change)
Feb
Jan (rev) Jan (prev) Total
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3 Total
+0.1
0.0
0.0 ex-energy/
petrol
Industrial
Year-on-ye
product
ar
prices
(pct
change)
Feb
Jan (rev) Jan (prev) Total
-0.3
+0.5
+0.5 Total
+0.1
-0.1
-0.1 ex-energy/
petrol
Raw
Month-on-m
materials
onth
price index
(pct
change)
Feb
Jan (rev) Jan (prev) Total
-4.7
-2.3
-2.2 Ex crude
-1.0
+1.3
+1.3 energy
Raw
Year-on-ye
materials
ar
price
index (pct
change)
Feb
Jan (rev) Jan (prev) Total
-5.9
+1.7
+1.7 Ex crude
-0.5
+1.2
+1.1 energy