BULGARIAN ECONOMY

The monthly inflation in November was -0.1%


The consumer price index in November 2018 compared to October 2018 was 99.9%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.1%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (November 2018 compared to December 2017) has been 2.7% and the annual inflation in November 2018 compared to November 2017 was 3.1%. The annual average inflation, measured by Consumer price index (CPI), in the last 12 months (December 2017 - November 2018) compared to the previous 12 months (December 2016 - November 2017) was 2.8%.

In November 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 - a decrease of  0.2%;
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - an increase of  0.1%;
• Clothing and footwear - a decrease of  0.1%;
• Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels - an increase of  0.7%;
• Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house - a decrease of  0.5%;
• Transport - a decrease of  3.0%;
• Communications - an increase of  0.8%;
• Recreation and culture - an increase of  0.3%;
• Education - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
• Restaurants and hotels - an increase of  0.5%;
• Miscellaneous goods and service - an increase of  0.4%. 

 

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