Producer prices up 10.7% in 2021, biggest rise since 2000

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 28 - Italian producer prices rose 10.7% in 2021, the biggest rise since 2000, ISTAT said Friday.
    This compared to a 3.4% drop in 2020, the statistics agency said.
    Production prices rose 0.8% in December on a monthly basis and by 22.6% on an annual basis, ISTAT added.
    The 2021 gain was composed of a 12.9% increase in the domestic market and a 4.9% one on the external market.
    Barring energy, prices rose by 5.1%. (ANSA).