In the month of December 2009, Eurozone (EA16) industrial producer price index rose by 0.1% and remained stable in the EU27. In November, prices increased by 0.2% in both zones.In the year to December 2009, industrial producer prices fell by 2.9% in the Eurozone and by 1.7% in the EU27. The average industrial producer price index for 2009, compared with 2008, decreased by 5.1% in the Eurozone and by 4.3% in the EU27. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. German retail-sales volumes rose 0.8% in December from a month earlier, boosted by holiday-season spending on consumer goods and services, Destatis, the federal statistics office said Tuesday.