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In October, food had the greatest impact on the consumer price index
Compared to October 2018, goods were 0.6% and services 3.3%
more expensive. Regulated prices of goods and services fell by 1.8% and
non-regulated prices rose by 2.5%. The last time the change of the consumer
price index was below 2% compared to the same month of the previous year was in
November 2016 (1.0%).
Compared to October 2018, the consumer price index was
affected the most by the price increase of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
The biggest impact on the latter came from 4.1% more expensive meat products
and 5.3% more expensive flour products. Alcoholic beverages were 7.4% cheaper,
diesel fuel 4.8% and petrol 3.5% cheaper. Of food products, the biggest price
increase was seen for rice (11%) and the biggest price decreases for fresh fish
(28%) and potatoes (11%).
Compared to September, the consumer price index was affected
the most by the price decrease of food and non-alcoholic beverages. The biggest
impact came from cheaper vegetables (7.2%) and cheaper fruit (5.1%). Plane
tickets bought for October were 15.5% more expensive than tickets purchased for
September and motor fuel was 1.5% more expensive than in September.
Change
of the consumer price index by commodity groups, October 2019 |
||
Commodity
group |
October
2018 – October 2019, % |
September
2019 – October 2019, % |
TOTAL |
1.6 |
–0.1 |
Food
and non-alcoholic beverages |
2.3 |
–1.2 |
Alcoholic
beverages and tobacco |
–2.9 |
–0.5 |
Clothing
and footwear |
1.8 |
1.7 |
Housing |
1.7 |
–0.1 |
Household
goods |
1.7 |
–0.4 |
Health |
3.2 |
0.6 |
Transport |
–1.8 |
1.3 |
Communications |
–2.0 |
–0.6 |
Recreation
and culture |
7.2 |
0.7 |
Education |
4.4 |
0.0 |
Hotels,
cafés and restaurants |
2.2 |
–2.2 |
Miscellaneous
goods and services |
2.6 |
–0.1 |