Chart 2
Prices for raw materials increase in March

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Prices for raw materials increase in March, index (January 2020=100)
	Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI)	RMPI excluding crude energy products
March 2021	115.2	117.6
April 2021	116.3	121.4
May 2021	120.1	125.9
June 2021	124.7	127.1
July 2021	128.5	129.8
August 2021	124.7	128.1
September 2021	127.6	127.8
October 2021	133.6	127.8
November 2021	133.3	130.9
December 2021	129.6	131.4
January 2022	138.3	132.8
February 2022	147.0	136.9
March 2022	164.3	146.0
April 2022	160.9	147.2
May 2022	165.9	145.1
June 2022	166.6	141.2
July 2022	154.8	134.2
August 2022	148.2	134.0
September 2022	143.7	129.8
October 2022	145.3	130.2
November 2022	144.7	131.6
December 2022	141.3	134.5
January 2023	140.8	135.1
February 2023	141.1	136.2
March 2023	139.6	137.5
April 2023	143.4	139.9
May 2023	135.7	136.2
June 2023	133.0	134.1
July 2023	137.9	135.8
August 2023	142.6	136.6
September 2023	148.0	135.8
October 2023	144.0	134.2
November 2023	136.9	135.1
December 2023	130.2	132.4
January 2024	131.7	132.8
February 2024	134.4	132.8
March 2024	140.0	135.0
April 2024	147.2	141.5
May 2024	144.9	143.7
June 2024	142.6	141.2
July 2024	143.6	140.9
August 2024	139.4	138.6
September 2024	134.9	139.2
October 2024	140.6	144.5
November 2024	140.7	146.6
December 2024	142.1	148.2
January 2025	146.7	149.7
February 2025	146.8	154.1
March 2025	145.1	154.4
April 2025	139.7	152.2
May 2025	138.6	154.0
June 2025	142.7	155.2
July 2025	142.9	155.8
August 2025	141.8	156.9
September 2025	143.9	161.0
October 2025	146.0	167.7
November 2025	146.7	169.3
December 2025	147.2	172.9
January 2026	158.7	188.6
February 2026	160.1	187.6
March 2026	179.3	188.0

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Table 18-10-0268-01.