Consumer price index (CPI)
The consumer price index in March 2013 compared to February 2013 was 99.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.5%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (March 2013 compared to December 2012) had been -0.1% and the annual inflation in March 2013 compared to March 2012 was 2.7%.
The annual average inflation, measured by CPI, in the last 12 months (April 2012 - March 2013) compared to the previous 12 months (April 2011 - March 2012) was 3.3%.
In March 2013 compared to the previous month the prices of goods and services in the main consumer groups changed as follows:
• Food and non-alcoholic beverages - an increase of 0.4%;
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - an increase of 0.3%;
• Clothing and footwear - a decrease of 0.8%;
• Housing (rentals, maintenance and repair), water, electricity, gas and other fuels - a decrease of 3.1%;
• Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house - a decrease of 0.2%;
• Health - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Transport - a decrease of 0.7%;
• Communications - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Recreation and culture - a decrease of 1.3%;
• Education - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Restaurants and hotels - a decrease of 0.1%;
• Miscellaneous goods and service - the prices remained at the level of the previous month.
Information about Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) and Price index of a small basket (PISB) HERE