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Harmonized index up 0.5 per cent
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2001-05-10T10:00:00.000Z
Prices and price indices;Income and consumption
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, April 2001

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Harmonized index up 0.5 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway was 113.7 (1996=100) in April 2001, an increase of 0.5 per cent from March. From April 2000 to April 2001 the HICP increased by 3.6 per cent compared with 3.5 per cent in March.

The increase from March to April is mainly due to higher prices of petrol, increased prices of airline tickets and higher tariffs on electricity.

The HICP for the EEA was 108.3 (1996=100) in March, an increase of 0.4 per cent from February. The 12-month rate for March was 2.3 per cent. The HICP for the European Monetary Union was 108.3 in March, up 0.4 per cent from February. The year to year growth in March was 2.6 per cent.

Increase and decrease in the EEA

From March 2000 until March 2001 the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages have increased by 4.2 per cent in the EEA. The Netherlands, Portugal and Ireland had the highest price increase for this group while Iceland, Sweden and Norway had the lowest. In the same period the prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose by 4.0 per cent in the EEA and Norway had the highest growth. The prices of communications are still falling in the EEA and from March last year the prices have dropped 4.0 per cent. Ireland had the strongest decrease by 11.6 per cent.