Monthly inflation in January 2016 was -0.9% 

 

Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was -0.9% in January 2016, while the annual inflation was 0.8%. This was influenced mostly by decrease in prices of: fuels and lubricants; garments; shoes and other footwear; electricity; fruit; meat; fruit; vegetables etc.  Observing the main groups monthly drop of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-5.4%); Transport (-2.4%); Restaurants and hotels (-0.5%), Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.4%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.3%), while a growth of prices was recorded in the following groups: Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.4%); Miscellaneous goods and services (0.4%); Health (0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.1%). Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.