The combined Producer Price Index (PPI) across various sectors in Q1 2017 reached 133.86, representing a 1.13 percent increase compared to Q4 2016. This increase was driven by the mining and quarrying, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors, which experienced the highest increases at 1.48 percent, 1.33 percent, and 1.03 percent, respectively. Conversely, the passenger transportation sector saw a 3.66 percent decrease compared to the previous quarter.
Year-on-year, the combined Q1 2017 PPI increased by 4.05 percent compared to the same period the previous year, which stood at 128.64. This index increase was due to rising producer price indices (or inflation) across all sectors except passenger transportation. The highest inflation was experienced in the mining and quarrying sector at 24.02 percent, while passenger transportation decreased by 0.56 percent.
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