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HICP up 0.4 per cent
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The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway rose 0.4 per cent from March to April.

Harmonized index of consumer prices, April 2015

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HICP up 0.4 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway rose 0.4 per cent from March to April. Higher prices of charter holidays, fuels, books and food contributed to pulling the HICP up, while lower airfares and electricity prices pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent1Published 11 May 2015
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change
February 2015March 20151April 20151
1Values with an asterisk are provisional or preliminary.
Norway1.81.71.8
Iceland-0.8-0.1...
Sweden0.70.7...
Denmark0.00.3...
Finland-0.10.0...
Germany-0.10.1...
United Kingdom0.00.0...
EEA-0.3-0.1...
EU-0.3-0.1...
Euro area-0.3-0.10.0

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Harmonized index of consumer prices. Percentage change from the same month one year before

The HICP for Norway was 119.9 (2005=100) in April 2015, compared to 117.8 the same month in the previous year. The year-to-year growth was 1.8 per cent in April, up 0.1 percentage point from March.

See the consumer price index for more details about the April figures.

EU, EEA and the euro area

Preliminary data for March 2015 show that the HICP was 120.8 (2005=100) for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 117.9 (2005=100). The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for March was -0.1 per cent for the EU, the EEA and the euro area. The year-to-year growth for April in the euro area is estimated at 0.0 per cent.

Detailed figures for April 2015 will be published on Eurostat’s website on 19 May.