Computer and peripherals price indexes, June 2016
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Released: 2016-07-29
In June, prices for commercial computers increased 0.4% and prices for computers sold to consumers declined 0.3% from May. In the case of computer peripherals, monitor prices fell 0.6% and printer prices were up 0.7%.
Year over year, prices for commercial computers rose 2.6% and prices for consumer computers increased 0.3%. Monitor prices advanced 0.9% and printer prices were up 3.1% year over year.
Note to readers
The computer and peripherals price indexes are monthly series measuring changes over time in the price of computers and computer peripherals sold to governments, businesses and consumers. With each release, data for the previous six months may have been revised. The indexes are not seasonally adjusted.
These indexes are available at the Canada level only.
Infographic: Producer Price Indexes at a Glance
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