CPI up 1,5 per cent last twelve months

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The year-to-year growth in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 1.5 per cent in July. The CPI-ATE rose 1.2 percent in the same period. From June to July CPI rose 0.3 per cent, mainly due to higher food prices.

Figure 1. Consumer price index. Percentage change from the same month one year before

CPI CPI-ATE
July 2015 1.8 2.7
Aug. 2015 2 2.9
Sep. 2015 2.1 3.1
Oct. 2015 2.4 3.1
Nov. 2015 2.7 3.2
Dec. 2015 2.3 3
Jan. 2016 2.9 3.1
Feb. 2016 3.2 3.4
Mar. 2016 3.3 3.4
Apr. 2016 3.3 3.2
May 2016 3.4 3.2
June 2016 3.7 3.1
July 2016 4.4 3.7
Aug. 206 4 3.3
Sep. 2016 3.6 3
Oct. 2016 3.7 3
Nov. 2016 3.6 2.6
Dec. 2016 3.5 2.5
Jan. 2017 2.8 2.1
Feb. 2017 2.5 1.6
Mar. 2017 2.4 1.7
Apr. 2017 2.2 1.7
May 2017 2.1 1.6
June 2017 1.9 1.6
July 2017 1.5 1.2

Figure 2. Monthly change in per cent. CPI, CPI-ATE, CPI by divisons

June 2017 – July 2017 June 2016 – July 2016
Miscellaneous goods and services 0.2 0.3
Restaurants and hotels -0.3 -0.1
Education 0 0
Recreation and culture -0.1 0.1
Communications 0 0
Transport 1.1 1.1
Health 0.1 2
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance 0.4 0.5
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 0.3 0.2
Clothing and footwear -7.9 -2.5
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 0.5 0.5
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 2.7 2.9
CPI -ATE All-item index 0.3 0.7
CPI All-item index 0.3 0.7

Figure 3. 12-month rate. CPI, CPI-ATE, CPI by divisions. July 2016 – July 2017

July 2016 – July 2017
Miscellaneous goods and services 2.2
Restaurants and hotels 3.7
Education 5.3
Recreation and culture 3.1
Communications 0.2
Transport 2.3
Health 1.4
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance -2.3
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 2.6
Clothing and footwear -5.3
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 2.1
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 0.7
CPI -ATE All-item index 1.2
CPI All-item index 1.5