The overall index of producer and import prices increased by 0.3% in January 2018 compared to the previous month, reaching 102.2 points (base December 2015 = 100). The increase is mainly due to higher prices for petroleum products, electricity and gas, and metals and metal products. Compared with January 2017, the price level of the total supply of domestic and imported products increased by 1.8%. This is evident from the figures of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The increase in the producer price index compared with the previous month was mainly due to higher prices for scrap, electricity and petroleum products.