The headline rate of inflation for goods leaving the factory gate (output prices) rose 2.8% on the year to October 2017, down from 3.3% in September 2017.
Prices for materials and fuels (input prices) rose 4.6% on the year to October 2017, down from 8.1% in September 2017.
Core input inflation was 3.2% on the year to October 2017, which is the lowest it has been since June 2016.