Goods were 3.3% and services 4.6% more expensive compared
to September 2011.
Regulated prices of goods and services have risen by 8.4%
and non-regulated prices by 2.2% compared to September of
the previous year.
Compared to the same month of the previous year, the
consumer price index was continuously the most influenced
by housing expenditures which gave over a third of the
total increase. Of which in turn over a half gave 14.7%
more expensive heat energy. Food gave 30% of the total
increase, of which 7.7% more expensive meat and meat
products accounted for two fifths and 20% more expensive
fruits accounted for nearly a third compared to September
of the previous year. 10.5% more expensive motor fuel gave
over a sixth of the total increase. Compared to September
of the previous year, of food products, the prices of
miscellaneous fruits have increased the most (32%) and the
prices of potatoes have decreased the most (11%).
In September compared to August, the consumer price index
was mainly influenced by closing seasonal sales of clothing
and footwear, seasonal price decrease of vegetables and
2.6% price increase of motor fuel. The prices of bananas
increased the most (28%) and the prices of carrots
decreased the most (36%).
Change of the consumer price index by commodity groups,
September 2012
|
Commodity group
|
September 2011 -
September 2012, %
|
August 2012 -
September 2012, %
|
|
TOTAL
|
3.8
|
0.5
|
|
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
|
4.4
|
0.1
|
|
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
|
5.1
|
1.3
|
|
Clothing and footwear
|
5.4
|
4.5
|
|
Housing
|
7.9
|
0.5
|
|
Household goods
|
2.4
|
-0.4
|
|
Health
|
-1.3
|
0.0
|
|
Transport
|
3.4
|
0.8
|
|
Communications
|
-5.6
|
-1.4
|
|
Recreation and culture
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
|
Education
|
5.9
|
1.1
|
|
Hotels. cafés and restaurants
|
5.8
|
-0.5
|
|
Miscellaneous goods and services
|
1.4
|
0.0
|