Harmonized Index of
Consumer Prices (HICP)
September
2015
-1,9% rate of inflation in Cyprus, as measured by the
HICP
The Statistical
Service announces that the evolution of the HICP for September 2015 is as
follows:
l The inflation for September 2015 decreased at a rate of -1.9% as in August 2015. The inflation for September 2014 stood at a rate of 0%.
l
The fluctuations of
the Index during the last three months as well as the percentage change
compared with last year are presented in the table below:
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Indices (2005=100)
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Percentage change (%)
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Categories
of Goods and Services
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July
2015
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August
2015
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September 2015
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September
2014/13
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September
2015/14
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|
General Index (HICP)
|
118,63
|
119,42
|
118,67
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0,0
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-1,9
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1.
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Food and
non-alcoholic beverages
|
126,15
|
129,56
|
131,36
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-0,3
|
-1,3
|
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2.
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Alcoholic beverages
and tobacco
|
135,19
|
134,82
|
134,05
|
1,0
|
2,1
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3.
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Clothing and
footwear
|
79,22
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79,10
|
87,21
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2,0
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-1,1
|
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4.
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Housing, water,
electricity and gas
|
125,78
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124,83
|
126,38
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-2,6
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-9,1
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5.
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Furnishings,
household equipment and supplies
|
100,73
|
100,56
|
101,00
|
-1,8
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-0,4
|
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6.
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Health
|
122,37
|
122,36
|
122,61
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-0,4
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-0,2
|
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7.
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Transport
|
123,49
|
120,07
|
115,41
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-0,2
|
-4,9
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8.
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Communication
|
104,07
|
104,05
|
102,77
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2,0
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-1,2
|
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9.
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Recreation and
culture
|
102,72
|
103,90
|
102,71
|
-1,6
|
-1,7
|
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10.
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Education
|
126,59
|
126,59
|
126,73
|
-3,2
|
-0,8
|
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11.
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Restaurants and
hotels
|
130,59
|
134,16
|
128,21
|
2,7
|
-1,2
|
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12.
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Miscellaneous goods
and services
|
115,16
|
115,35
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115,70
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-1,3
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-0,3
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6 October
2015
