Consumer price index (CPI)
The consumer price index in September 2013 compared to August 2013 was 100.1%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.1%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (September 2013 compared to December 2012) was -2.1% and the annual inflation in September 2013 compared to September 2012 was -1.6%.
The annual average inflation, measured by CPI, in the last 12 months (October 2012 - September 2013) compared to the previous 12 months (October 2011 - September 2012) was 2.3%.
In September 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 1.1%;
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Clothing and footwear - a decrease of 0.1%;
• Housing (rentals, maintenance and repair), water, electricity, gas and other fuels - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house - a decrease of 0.2%;
• Health - a decrease of 0.2%;
• Transport - an increase of 0.3%;
• Communications - an increase of 0.1%;
• Recreation and culture - a decrease of 5.9%;
• Education - an increase of 0.5%;
• Restaurants and hotels - a decrease of 0.7%;
• Miscellaneous goods and service - the prices remained at the level of the previous month.
Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) and Price index of a small basket (PISB) - HERE