In December 2017, compared with November 2017, industrial producer prices rose by 0.2% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.1% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2017, prices increased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU28. In December 2017, compared with December 2016, industrial producer prices rose by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2.4% in the EU28. The average industrial producer prices for the year 2017, compared with 2016, increased by 3.1% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU28.