Monthly inflation in January 2017, measured by HICP was 0.5%

 

Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised index of consumer prices was 0.5% in January 2017, while the annual inflation was 2.1%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; vegetables; electricity; accommodation services; solid fuels; milk, cheese and eggs.

Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Transport (4.3%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.3%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.9%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.3%); Health (0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.1%); Recreation and culture (0.1%); Restaurants and hotels (0.1%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-6.2%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.2%). Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.