Consumer price index (CPI)
The consumer price index in September 2012 compared to August 2012 was 101.1%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 1.1%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (September 2012 compared to December 2011) had been 3.7% and the annual inflation in September 2012 compared to September 2011 was 4.9%.
The annual average inflation, measured by CPI, in the last 12 months (October 2011 - September 2012) compared to the previous 12 months (October 2010 - September 2011) was 2.7%.
In September 2012 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 2.7%;
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Clothing and footwear - a decrease of 0.3%;
• Housing (rentals, maintenance and repair), water, electricity, gas and other fuels - an increase of 0.4%;
• Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house - an increase of 1.0%;
• Health - a decrease of 0.8%;
• Transport - an increase of 1.6%;
• Communications - the prices have remained at the level of the previous month;
• Recreation and culture - a decrease of 3.1%;
• Education - an increase of 1.5%;
• Restaurants and hotels - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Miscellaneous goods and service - an increase of 0.5%.
Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) and Price index of a small basket (PISB) HERE