The Unit Value Index of Agricultural Products increased by 5.5 percent compared to the previous quarter. The change was mainly due to a 37.1 percent increase in the unit value of nonperennial crops, which contributed 5.73 percentage points to the total index change.
Compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the Unit Value Index of Agricultural Products increased by 15.0 percent. The latter was largely caused by the 11.5 percent increase in the unit value of live animals and animal products, which contributed 6.8 percentage points to the total index change.
In the same period, the unit value of non-perennial crops went up by 23.2 percent and by 14.4 percent for perennial crops, with the relevant contribution of 3.92 and 4.27 percentage points to the total index change, respectively.
