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Annual growth in EEA of 2.0 per cent
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, December 2003

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Annual growth in EEA of 2.0 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for the EEA rose by 2.0 per cent in 2003, the same as in Norway. HICP for the EEA was 114.0 (1996=100) in December. The year-to-year change in the EEA was 1.8 per cent in December.

The annual growth in the Euro-zone was 2.1 per cent in 2003. The HICP in the Euro-zone was 114.2 in December. The year-to-year growth in December was 2.0 per cent, down from 2.2 per cent in November.

For Norway the HICP was 115.8 in December, unchanged from November. The year-to-year change in the consumer prices fell from 1.0 per cent in November to 0.1 per cent in December. Figures for Norway from August 2003 to December 2003 are revised.

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Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices for Norway and
other selected countries. Change in per cent
  October 2002-
October 2003 		November 2002-
November 2003 		December 2002-
December 2003 		Annual growth
2002-2003
Norway 21.3 21.0 20.1 22.0
Iceland 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.4
Sweden 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.3
Denmark 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.0
Finland 1 1.2 1.2 1.3
Germany 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0
UK 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4
EEA 31.9 32,0 31,8 32,0
EU 31.9 32,0 31,8 32,0
Euro-zone 32,0 32,2 32,0 32,1
US1 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.3
Japan1 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
1  National CPI.
2  Revised figures.
3  Provisional or preliminary figures.
Source:  Source: Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT.