Annual inflation rate at 3.89 per cent in March
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- Retail Price Index rises to 114.58 from 114.08
- The Retail Price Index increased again in April
- June Retail Price Index increases to 114.99
- The Retail Price Index increases by 0.88 per cent in October
- Inflation rises again in May to 4.1 per cent
- Novembers Retail Price Index increases by 0.27 per cent
- November Retail Price Index increased to 113.52 from 113.50
- Retail Price Index down from 113.52 to 112.42 in December
- Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices up 2.3%
- Annual inflation in June 4.4% - HICP up by 0.5%
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In March the Retail Price Index increased to 113.66 from 112.89 in February, an increase of 0.68 per cent over the previous month. This primarily reflected an increase of 6.06 per cent in the Clothing and Footwear Index, mainly due to seasonal price increases.
Higher prices for pasta, fish, vegetables and take-aways was the main cause behind an increase of 1.05 per cent in the Food Index.
The Other Goods and Services Index increased by 0.27 per cent, mainly on account of higher prices of non-durable household goods.
The Personal Care and Health Index increased by 0.11 per cent due to a price rise in visual aid apparatus.
Price increases in household textile articles underlay an increase of 0.06 per cent in the Household Equipment and House Maintenance Cost Index.
Marginal increases were recorded in the Housing Index, the Transport and Communication Index and the Recreation and Culture Index.
A marginal decrease was recorded in the Beverages and Tobacco Index.
In March the twelve-month moving average rate of inflation stood at 1.94 per cent, whereas the annual rate stood at 3.89 per cent,
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