Producer price indices for services, Q4 2009

From the 3^{r d} quarter to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009, the prices for legal activities rose by 0.3 per cent.

Continuous growth in the prices of accounting and auditing activities

The prices for accounting and auditing activities rose by 3.8 per cent from the 4^{t h} quarter of 2008 to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009. Compared with the previous quarter, they increased by 1.3 per cent, with auditing activities increasing the most.

Higher growth in the prices for business consulting

After a period of low growth in the prices for business consulting, they rose by 2.4 per cent from the 4^{t h} quarter 2008 to the 4^{t h} quarter 2009. From the 3^{r d} quarter to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009 the prices increased by 2.0 per cent.

Continuous low growth in the prices of architectural activities

From the 4^{t h} quarter of 2008 to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009, the prices of architectural activities rose by 2.5 per cent. This is the lowest growth since this price index was first published in 2001. From the 3^{r d} quarter to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009 the prices increased by 0.6 per cent.

Employment activities

From the 4^{t h} quarter of 2008 to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009 the prices of employment activities increased by 3.2 per cent. However, from the 3^{r d} quarter to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009 the prices went down by 0.1 per cent. In this industry, provision of personnel makes up about 95 per cent of the total turnover.

Expected decrease in the prices of car rental after the summer

From the 3^{r d} quarter to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009, the prices of car rental went down by 3.1 per cent. This decrease was a result of higher rental prices in the summer months. From the 4^{t h} quarter of 2008 to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009, the prices rose by 5.0 per cent. This was mainly due to the 11.4 per cent increase in prices for private customers.

Growth in the prices of industrial cleaning activities

The growth in the prices of cleaning activities, from the 4^{t h} quarter of 2008 to the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009, was 4.0 per cent. This is the highest yearly growth in 2009. There was no change in the prices between the 3^{r d} quarter of 2009 and the 4^{t h} quarter of 2009.