Portugal's PPI falls fifth month in a row

Producer price in inflation in Portugal decreased for the fifth consecutive month in March with the producer price index declined annually from 1.8% recorded in February to a level of 1.5% in March, while in January it was 1.9%, the Statistics Portugal reported on Wednesday. The report also showed that manufacturing sector prices grew 0.4%, whereas mining and quarrying prices fell 0.3% on the month.