The consumer price index in April 2018 compared to March 2018 was 100.4%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.4%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (April 2018 compared to December 2017) has been 0.7% and the annual inflation in April 2018 compared to April 2017 was 2.0%.
The annual average inflation, measured by CPI, in the last 12 months (May 2017 - April 2018) compared to the previous 12 months (May 2016 - April 2017) was 2.1%.
In April 2018 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 0.9%;
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - an increase of 0.2%;
Clothing and footwear - an increase of 5.3%;
Housing, 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 - an increase of 0.2%;
Health - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
Transport - an increase of 0.2%;
Communications - a decrease of 0.2%;
Recreation and culture - a decrease of 2.1%;
Education - an increase of 0.3%;
Restaurants and hotels - an increase of 0.2%;
Miscellaneous goods and service - an increase of 0.3%.