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Prices for raw materials rise

index (January 2020=100) 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 May 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 May 2021 Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI)Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) RMPI excluding crude energy productsRMPI excluding crude energy products
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Prices for raw materials rise, index (January 2020=100)
  Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) RMPI excluding crude energy products
May 2016 87.6 92.8
June 2016 89.5 93.9
July 2016 87.1 95.1
August 2016 86.4 93.1
September 2016 86.3 91.5
October 2016 89.2 90.7
November 2016 87.9 93.0
December 2016 93.5 94.0
January 2017 95.2 96.3
February 2017 96.6 98.2
March 2017 95.0 98.5
April 2017 96.7 98.7
May 2017 95.0 99.4
June 2017 91.6 99.6
July 2017 90.8 98.6
August 2017 91.6 98.3
September 2017 91.5 95.4
October 2017 94.9 96.9
November 2017 100.1 98.6
December 2017 99.3 98.7
January 2018 102.7 100.2
February 2018 102.5 101.4
March 2018 104.7 100.9
April 2018 105.5 99.8
May 2018 109.5 100.7
June 2018 110.2 103.2
July 2018 111.0 101.2
August 2018 105.7 97.4
September 2018 104.8 96.3
October 2018 102.5 98.5
November 2018 90.3 97.8
December 2018 93.8 97.5
January 2019 97.4 97.8
February 2019 100.2 98.4
March 2019 103.0 99.2
April 2019 108.9 101.5
May 2019 106.1 100.6
June 2019 99.7 99.4
July 2019 101.0 98.6
August 2019 99.2 98.9
September 2019 99.2 96.8
October 2019 97.2 97.3
November 2019 98.6 97.1
December 2019 101.2 97.6
January 2020 100.0 100.0
February 2020 96.3 99.4
March 2020 85.6 101.5
April 2020 74.5 99.9
May 2020 85.7 101.3
June 2020 90.4 101.4
July 2020 92.5 102.2
August 2020 97.6 109.5
September 2020 96.1 109.6
October 2020 96.3 110.1
November 2020 96.9 110.0
December 2020 100.3 110.9
January 2021 105.8 114.4
February 2021 112.8 117.2
March 2021 115.2 117.6
April 2021 116.4 121.6
May 2021 120.1 125.9
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