The first quarter of 2021 was marked by a 1.2% increase in industrial producer prices, compared to the first quarter of 2020 (year-on-year). This increase is supported by the extractive industries sector, particularly hydrocarbons (+6.3%), which is gradually recovering from the historic fall of 2020. Transaction prices for sawn wood are also on the rise (+2.1%) after the sluggishness observed in 2020. Nevertheless, there was a decrease in prices in the chemical, pharmaceutical and plastics industries (-3.1%) and the mineral materials manufacturing industries (-4.2%), especially cement.
