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- Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices up 2.3%
- The Retail Price Index increases by 0.88 per cent in October
- Consumer Prices increased to 105.92 from 105.81 in October
- Annual inflation rate at 3.89 per cent in March
- Novembers Retail Price Index increases by 0.27 per cent
- February Retail Price Index increases to 112.89 from 112.42
- Retail Price Index down from 113.52 to 112.42 in December
- December Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices rises slightly
- Increase in the Retail Price Index recorded for September
- November Retail Price Index increased to 113.52 from 113.50
In line with the trend observed in recent years, in January 2008, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices went downby 0.4 per cent over the previous month. This primarily reflected a decrease of 18.1 per cent in the Clothing and Footwear Index, mainly due to seasonal price reductions. Lower prices of sport accessories were the main factor behind a 0.3 per cent drop in the Recreation and Culture Index.
The Furniture, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House Index registered a decrease of 0.1 per cent, mainly on account of seasonal sales of household textiles. The Communication Index went up by 3.0 per cent. This was mainly brought about by higher fees for services offered in the mobile telephony sector.
An increase of 2.5 per cent was registered in the Restaurants and Hotels Index, mainly due to price increases in accommodation services. Higher prices of fresh fruit and vegetables mainly underlay a 0.6 per cent increase in the Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Index. The Education Index registered an increase of 0.5 per cent on account of higher private tuition fees.
The Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels Index went up by 0.5 per cent. This increase primarily reflected higher prices of services related to the maintenance and repair of dwellings. An increase of 0.4 per cent was recorded in the Transport Index, mainly due to higher prices of motor cars. Price rises in tobacco, wine and beer mainly brought about a rise of 0.4 per cent in the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Index. Other slight increases were registered in the Miscellaneous Goods and Services and the Health indices.
In December, the twelve-month moving average rate of inflation stood at 0.9 per cent, whereas the annual rate stood at 3.8 per cent.
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