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18.01.2019
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) December 2018
Average annual inflation in 2018, measured by HICP was 2.9%
Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised index of consumer prices was -0.3% in December 2018, while the annual inflation was 1.5%. This was influenced mostly by decrease in prices of: fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; garments; vegetables; meat; shoes and other footwear; food products n.e.c.; etc. Consumer prices in period January-December 2018 compared to the same period of previous year, measured by HICP, were higher for 2.9% in average.
Observing the main groups monthly drop of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-3.4%); Transport (-2.8%); Recreation and culture (-0.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.1%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.1%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.1%); Communication (-0.1%), while a growth of prices was recorded in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (1.4%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%); Health (0.2%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.1%).
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
Positive annual inflation rates in December 2018 were observed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (6.3%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (2.4%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.8%); Miscellaneous goods and service (1.4%); Transport (1.3%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (1.2%); Restaurants and hotels (1.1%); Communication (0.9%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-1.4%); Recreation and culture (-0.8%); Health (-0.4%).
