Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised index of consumer prices was -0.1% in December 2017, while the annual inflation was 2.9%. This was influenced mostly by decrease in prices of: vegetables; meat; garments; shoes and other footwear; milk, cheese and eggs; fruit; furniture and furnishings. Consumer prices in period January-December 2017 compared to the same period of previous year, measured by HICP, were higher for 2.8% in average.

 

Observing the main groups monthly drop of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-1.4%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.4%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.2%); Recreation and culture (-0.2%), while a growth of prices was recorded in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (0.7%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.1%). Prices of other products and services in the following groups: Health; Transport; Communication; Education; Miscellaneous goods and service, mostly remained unchanged.

 

Positive annual inflation rates in December 2017 were observed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (12.2%); Restaurants and hotels (7.0%); Transport (5.7%); Clothing and footwear (3.8%); Miscellaneous goods and service (1.9%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.2%); Health (0.8%); Communications (0.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.1%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Recreation and culture (-0.8%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.7%).