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15.06.2017
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) May 2017
Monthly inflation in May 2017, measured by HICP was 0.7%
Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised index of consumer prices was 0.7% in May 2017, while the annual inflation was 2.6%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: accommodation services; fruit; catering services; milk, cheese and eggs; meat.
Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (3.9%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.6%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.2%); Clothing and footwear (0.2%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.1%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Transport (-1.3%); Health (-0.1%); Recreation and culture (-0.1%).
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
Positive annual inflation rates in May 2017 were observed in the following groups: Transport (5.5%); Restaurants and hotels (5.5%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.6%); Health (2.8%); Miscellaneous goods and service (2.5%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.2%); Clothing and footwear (1.7%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.5%); Communications (0.1%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-1.7%); Recreation and culture (-0.7%).
