The index of producer prices in agriculture increased by 20.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as compared to the same quarter 2011. Increases were registered in the crop production by 24.5% and in the livestock production by 1.7%.
The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 7.7% above the index in the same quarter of 2011.
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