The consumer price index in December 2019 compared to November 2019 was 100.7%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.7%. The annual inflation in December 2019 compared to December 2018 was 3.8%, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a press release.
The annual average inflation for January – December 2019 compared to the previous 12 months (January – December 2018) was 3.1%.
In December 2019 compared to the previous month the prices of goods and services in the main consumer groups changed as follows:
– Food and non-alcoholic beverages – an increase of 0.8%;
– Alcoholic beverages and tobacco – an increase of 0.1%;
– Clothing and footwear – a decrease of 1.1%;
– Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels – a decrease of 0.1%;
– Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house – an increase of
0.4%;
– Health – an increase of 0.1%;
– Transport – an increase of 1.1%;
– Communications – a decrease of 0.2%;
– Recreation and culture – an increase of 7.5%;
– Education – the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
– Restaurants and hotels – an increase of 0.6%;
– Miscellaneous goods and service – a decrease of 0.5%.
Price index of a small basket (PISB)
The price index of a small basket in December 2019 compared to November 2019 was 100.4% and the overall increase since the beginning of the year (December 2019 compared to December 2018) has been 104.4%.
In December 2019 compared to the previous month the prices of goods and services in the small basket for the 20% households with the lowest income changed as follows:
– Food products – an increase of 1.1%;
– Non-food products – a decrease of 0.4%;
– Services – the prices remained at the level of the previous month.