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15.09.2016
Consumer price index (CPI) August 2016
Monthly inflation in August 2016 was 0.1%
Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was 0.1% in August 2016, while the annual inflation was -0.5%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: meat; vegetables; fruit; shoes and other footwear; sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery; solid fuels etc.
Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.7%); Health (0.3%); Miscellaneous goods and services (0.3%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.1%); Recreation and culture (0.1%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Transport (-1.5%); Clothing and footwear (-0.3%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.1); Restaurants and hotels (-0.1%).
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
Positive annual inflation rates in August 2016 were observed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (4.1%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.8%); Health (2.4%); Restaurants and hotels (1.7%); Communications (0.6%); Recreation and culture (0.3%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Transport (-6.3%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-1.2%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-1.1%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.6%); Miscellaneous goods and services (-0.6%).
