CPI rose 0.4 per cent in June

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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 per cent from May to June, mainly due to increased prices on airfares and higher food prices. The year-to-year growth in the CPI was 1.9 per cent in June, while the CPI-ATE rose 1.6 per cent the last twelve months.

Figure 1. Monthly change in per cent. CPI, CPI-ATE, CPI by divisons

May 2017 – June 2017 May 2016 – June 2016
Miscellaneous goods and services 0.3 0.3
Restaurants and hotels 0.6 0.4
Education 0 0
Recreation and culture 0.9 1
Communications 1.2 1.2
Transport 2.2 1
Health -0.2 -0.5
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance -2.2 -0.5
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels -0.4 0.8
Clothing and footwear -1.2 0.4
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 0 0.2
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 1.2 1
CPI -ATE All-item index 0.5 0.4
CPI All-item index 0.4 0.6

Figure 2. 12-month rate. CPI, CPI-ATE, CPI by divisions. June 2016 – June 2017

June 2016 – June 2017
Miscellaneous goods and services 2.3
Restaurants and hotels 3.9
Education 5.3
Recreation and culture 3.3
Communications 0.2
Transport 2.2
Health 3.3
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance -2.2
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 2.5
Clothing and footwear 0.3
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 2.1
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 0.9
CPI -ATE All-item index 1.6
CPI All-item index 1.9