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Producers in the manufacturing industry saw a marginal decline in the cost of outputs.
On an annual basis up to July, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica says the cost to produce goods in the manufacturing industry fell by 1.9 per cent.
This was mainly due to a 20.2 per cent decline in the cost of fuel.
But there were increases in the cost to produce for 'Food, Beverages & Tobacco', as well as 'Chemicals & Chemical Products'.
Output prices for producers in the month of July alone in the manufacturing industry increased by 0.6 per cent.
The increase in the index for the manufacturing industry was mainly due to a 4.1 per cent rise in the cost of 'Refined Petroleum Products'.
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