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11.09.2018
Consumer price index (CPI) August 2018

Monthly inflation in August 2018 was -0.1%
 
Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was -0.1% in August 2018, while the annual inflation was 2.8%. This was influenced mostly by decrease in prices of: shoes and other footwear; garments; fruit; motor cars; etc. Consumer prices in period January-August 2018 compared to the same period of previous year, were higher for 3.0% in average.
 
Observing the main groups monthly drop of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-2.5%); Transport (-0.4%); Recreation and culture (-0.2%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.1%); Health (-0.1%), while a growth of prices was recorded in the following groups: Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.2%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.1%).
 
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
 

Positive annual inflation rates in August 2018 were observed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (14.9%); Transport (6.8%); Restaurants and hotels (5.8%); Clothing and footwear (2.8%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.3%); Communication (1.2%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.6%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.4%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%); Health (0.2%), while negative annual inflation rate was observed in the group Recreation and culture (-0.9%). 

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