No change in year to year CPI growth

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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 3.5 per cent from December 2017 to December 2018.

The CPI-ATE growth was 2.1 per cent in the same period. Monthly figures for the CPI and the CPI-ATE was unchanged from November to December 2018.

Figure 1. 12-month rate, CPI and CPI-ATE

CPI CPI-ATE
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
Aug. 2017 1.3 0.9
Sep. 2017 1.6 1
Oct. 2017 1.2 1.1
Nov. 2017 1.1 1
Dec. 2017 1.6 1.4
Jan. 2018 1.6 1.1
Feb. 2018 2.2 1.4
Mar. 2018 2.2 1.2
Apr. 2018 2.4 1.3
May 2018 2.3 1.2
June 2018 2.6 1.1
July 2018 3 1.4
Aug. 2018 3.4 1.9
Sep. 2018 3.4 1.9
Oct. 2018 3.1 1.6
Nov. 2018 3.5 2.2
Dec. 2018 3.5 2.1

Figure 2. 12-month rate. CPI, CPI-ATE, CPI by divisions. December 2017 - December 2018

December 2017 - December 2018
Miscellaneous goods and services 1.6
Restaurants and hotels 3.2
Education 6.5
Recreation and culture 3.2
Communications 0.8
Transport 3.5
Health 2.7
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance 3.3
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 5.9
Clothing and footwear -1.7
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 2.6
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 3.4
CPI -ATE All-item index 2.1
CPI All-item index 3.5

Figure 3. Monthly change in per cent. CPI, CPI-ATE, CPI by divisons

November 2018 - December 2018 November 2017 - December 2017
Miscellaneous goods and services 0.1 -0.1
Restaurants and hotels 0.1 -0.2
Education 0 0
Recreation and culture 0.4 0.2
Communications -0.1 0
Transport -0.4 0.9
Health 0 0
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance 1.8 1.2
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 0.7 0.2
Clothing and footwear -0.5 -1.4
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 0 0
Food and non-alcoholic beverages -2.3 -1.5
CPI -ATE All-item index 0 0.1
CPI All-item index 0 0