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Table 2 Raw materials price indexes
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| (1997=100) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative importance | December 2007 | November 2008r | December 2008p | December 2007 to December 2008 | November to December 2008 | |
| % change | ||||||
| Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) | 100.00 | 182.6 | 151.3 | 128.0 | -29.9 | -15.4 |
| Mineral fuels | 35.16 | 304.5 | 227.1 | 159.2 | -47.7 | -29.9 |
| Vegetable products | 10.28 | 119.7 | 112.8 | 108.6 | -9.3 | -3.7 |
| Animals and animal products | 20.30 | 103.3 | 112.7 | 111.4 | 7.8 | -1.2 |
| Wood | 15.60 | 82.4 | 81.7 | 81.1 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| Ferrous materials | 3.36 | 128.6 | 147.6 | 147.9 | 15.0 | 0.2 |
| Non-ferrous metals | 12.93 | 207.8 | 143.6 | 136.5 | -34.3 | -4.9 |
| Non-metallic minerals | 2.38 | 150.4 | 172.3 | 172.3 | 14.6 | 0.0 |
| RMPI excluding mineral fuels | 64.84 | 126.2 | 116.2 | 113.5 | -10.1 | -2.3 |
