Consumer Price Index
for the month of June, 2014
The
Consumer Price Index for June 2014 increased by 0.34 units or 0.29%
to 118.37
units compared to 118.03 in May 2014. This is mainly due to
increases in the prices of certain fresh vegetables, certain
telephone charges and electricity. A decrease has been recorded in
the price of potatoes.
The
rate of inflation for June 2014 decreased by -1.2% compared to -1.4%
in May 2014 and 0.1% in June 2013.
For
the period January-June 2014, the CPI recorded a decrease of -2.0%
compared to the corresponding period of 2013.
The evolution of the Index during the
last two months as well as the percentage changes compared with last
year are shown in the table below:
|
Categories
of Goods and Services
|
Price
Indices (2005=100)
|
Percentage
change (%)
|
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|
May
2014
|
June
2014
|
June
2014
May
2014
|
June
2014
June
2013
|
Jan.-June
2014
Jan.-June
2013
|
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|
|
Food
and non-alcoholic beverages
|
127,85
|
129,08
|
0,96
|
-0,91
|
-2,34
|
|
|
2.
|
|
Alcoholic
beverages and tobacco
|
137,61
|
136,36
|
-0,91
|
1,93
|
2,11
|
|
3.
|
|
Clothing
and footwear
|
95,17
|
95,43
|
0,27
|
0,51
|
2,11
|
|
4.
|
|
Housing,
water, electricity and gas
|
133,69
|
133,72
|
0,02
|
-5,65
|
-7,78
|
|
5.
|
|
Furnishings,
household equipment and
supplies
|
103,65
|
103,81
|
0,15
|
-2,80
|
-2,89
|
|
6.
|
|
Health
|
123,01
|
123,08
|
0,06
|
-0,32
|
-2,26
|
|
7.
|
|
Transport
|
115,44
|
115,57
|
0,11
|
2,17
|
1,42
|
|
8.
|
|
Communication
|
102,79
|
104,42
|
1,59
|
2,44
|
1,12
|
|
9.
|
|
Recreation
and culture
|
107,21
|
107,06
|
-0,14
|
-1,32
|
-1,38
|
|
10.
|
|
Education
|
129,23
|
129,23
|
0,00
|
-4,08
|
-4,18
|
|
11.
|
|
Restaurants
and hotels
|
125,63
|
125,88
|
0,20
|
-1,37
|
-1,50
|
|
12.
|
|
Miscellaneous
goods and services
|
111,96
|
112,19
|
0,21
|
-1,28
|
-1,09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
Consumer Price Index
|
118,03
|
118,37
|
0,29
|
-1,19
|
-1,99
|
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July 2014
