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10.03.2017
Consumer price index (CPI) February 2017

Monthly inflation in February 2017 was 0.1%
 
Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was 0.1% in February 2017, while the annual inflation was 2.5%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: vegetables; fruit; milk, cheese and eggs; other appliances, articles and products for personal care. Growth rate of consumer prices in period January-February 2017 compared with the same period of previous year was 2.3%.
 
Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.5%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.3%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.1%); Clothing and footwear (0.1%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Recreation and culture (-0.6%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.5%).
 
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
 

Positive annual inflation rates in February 2017 were observed in the following groups: Transport (10.0%); Health (3.6%); Restaurants and hotels (3.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.1%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.7%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.9%); Communications (0.3%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.2%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-2.0%); Recreation and culture (-0.4%). 

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