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12.03.2018
Consumer price index (CPI) February 2018
Monthly inflation in February 2018 was 0.3%
Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was 0.3% in February 2018, while the annual inflation was 2.7%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: garments; non-durable household goods; fruit; shoes and other footwear; oils and fats; fish and seafood; milk, cheese and eggs; meat; other appliances, articles and products for personal care; spirits.
Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (2.0%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (1.5%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.4%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.3%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.2%); Transport (0.1%); Recreation and culture (0.1%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.7%); Restaurants and hotels (-0.1%).
Positive annual inflation rates in February 2018 were observed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (30.7%); Clothing and footwear (8.4%); Restaurants and hotels (6.8%); Transport (4.1%); Miscellaneous goods and service (1.9%); Communication (1.8%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.6%); Health (0.6%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.8%); Recreation and culture (-0.1%).
