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13.04.2017
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) March 2017
Monthly inflation in March 2017, measured by HICP was 0.1%
Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised index of consumer prices was 0.1% in March 2017, while the annual inflation was 2.8%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: garments; fruit; shoes and other footwear; milk, cheese and eggs; furniture and furnishings etc.
Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (3.1%); Health (0.4%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.2%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.2%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.9%); Transport (-0.6%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.5%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.1%); Recreation and culture (-0.1%).
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
Positive annual inflation rates in March 2017 were observed in the following groups: Transport (7.6%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.2%); Restaurants and hotels (3.9%); Health (3.4%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.7%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.3%); Clothing and footwear (0.8%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.6%); Communications (0.2%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-2.2%); Recreation and culture (-0.8%).
