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14.09.2018
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) August 2018
Monthly inflation in August 2018, measured by HICP was -0.1%
Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised index of consumer prices was -0.1% in August 2018, while the annual inflation was 2.6%. This was influenced mostly by decrease in prices of: shoes and other footwear; motor cars; garments; fruit; etc.
Observing the main groups monthly drop of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-2.5%); Transport (-0.6%); Recreation and culture (-0.3%); Health (-0.1%), while a growth of prices was recorded in the following groups: Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.0%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.1%).
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
Positive annual inflation rates in August 2018 were observed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (13.9%); Transport (5.3%); Clothing and footwear (2.8%); Restaurants and hotels (2.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.7%); Communications (1.2%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.0%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.6%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.5%); Health (0.2%), while negative annual inflation rate was observed in the group Recreation and culture (-0.6%).
