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15.10.2015
Consumer price index (CPI) September 2015
Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was 0.3% in September 2015, while the annual inflation was 1.7%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: garments; shoes and other footwear; vegetables; oils and fats; solid fuels; milk, cheese and eggs; solid fuels etc. Consumer prices in period January-September 2015 compared to the same period of the previous year were higher for 1.7%.
When observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (4.9%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.4%); Miscellaneous goods and services (0.3%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.1%), while drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (-2.2%); Transport (-1.3%). Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
Positive annual inflation rates in September were observed in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (6.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.4%); Clothing and footwear (3.3%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.2%); Health (2.3%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.8%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.6%); Recreation and culture (0.3%); Miscellaneous goods and services (0.1%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in groups: Transport (-4.4%); Communications (-0,1%).
