Consumer Price Index
for the month of November 2014
The Consumer Price Index for November 2014 decreased by 0.45 units or 0.38% to 117.65 units compared to 118.10 in October 2014. This is
mainly due to decreases in the prices of petroleum products, gas, certain fresh
fruits and air fares. Increases have been recorded in the prices of certain
clothing and footwear items and potatoes.
2. The rate of inflation for November 2014 decreased
by -0.2% compared to -0.5% in
October 2014 and -2.1% in November 2013.
3. For the period January-November 2014, the CPI recorded
a decrease of -1.3% compared to the corresponding period of 2013.
4. 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:
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Categories of Goods and
Services
|
Price Indices (2005=100)
|
Percentage change (%)
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|
October
2014
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November
2014
|
Nov. 2014
Oct. 2014
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Nov. 2014
Nov. 2013
|
Jan.-Nov. 2014
Jan.-Nov. 2013
|
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|
1.
|
|
Food and non-alcoholic
beverages
|
129.99
|
129.74
|
-0.19
|
2.39
|
-1.38
|
|
2.
|
|
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
|
136.93
|
137.01
|
0.06
|
3.36
|
2.51
|
|
3.
|
|
Clothing and footwear
|
96.80
|
99.76
|
3.06
|
2.43
|
2.19
|
|
4.
|
|
Housing, water, electricity and
gas
|
134.45
|
133.21
|
-0.92
|
-2.94
|
-5.70
|
|
5.
|
|
Furnishings,
household equipment and
supplies
|
103.63
|
103.59
|
-0.04
|
-0.48
|
-2.22
|
|
6.
|
|
Health
|
123.28
|
123.28
|
0.00
|
-0.38
|
-1.43
|
|
7.
|
|
Transport
|
112.58
|
109.95
|
-2.34
|
-0.19
|
1.29
|
|
8.
|
|
Communication
|
104.27
|
104.23
|
-0.04
|
1.91
|
1.44
|
|
9.
|
|
Recreation and culture
|
106.46
|
106.36
|
-0.09
|
-1.38
|
-1.29
|
|
10.
|
|
Education
|
126.90
|
127.15
|
0.20
|
-1.72
|
-3.67
|
|
11.
|
|
Restaurants and hotels
|
125.61
|
124.75
|
-0.68
|
-1.36
|
-1.38
|
|
12.
|
|
Miscellaneous goods and
services
|
111.91
|
111.48
|
-0.38
|
-1.35
|
-1.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Consumer Price Index
|
118.10
|
117.65
|
-0.38
|
-0.15
|
-1.34
|
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