Prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price index, in November 2024, as compared to October 2024, increased by 0.2% on average. Consumer prices in November 2024, as compared to November 2023, increased by 1.7% on average. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: vegetables; garments; non-durable household goods; fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; milk, cheese and eggs; actual rentals paid by tenants and other actual rentals; other appliances, articles and products for personal care. Consumer prices in period January-November 2024 compared to the same period of previous year, were higher for 3.4% in average.

Observing the main groups by purpose of consumption, in November 2024 as compared to October 2024, monthly increase of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (1.0%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.9%); Miscellaneous goods and services (0.3%); Transport (0.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.1%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.1%); Health (0.1%), while decrease of prices was recorded in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (-0.7%); Recreation and culture (-0.3%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.1%); Communication (-0.1%).

Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.

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