Johannesburg - The producer price index (PPI) for final manufactured goods increased by 0.4% from January to February this year, Statistics SA said on Thursday.
This left the annual percentage change in the PPI at 2.6% in February, Stats SA said.
The main contributor to the 2.6% annual rate were food products, beverages and tobacco products, at 7% year-on-year and contributing 2.3 percentage points.