Factory Gate Prices Increase by 0.4 Percent in June

Ljubljana, 7 July - Factory gate prices increased by 0.4 percent in June as compared to May. In the first six months of the year prices increased by 3.2 percent, while on a year-to-year basis the prices rose by 7.1 percent, the National Statistical Office reported. The most significant increase in prices occured in the manufacturing sector where the prices increased by 7.8 percent in the first six months of 2000.