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CROATIAN
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YEAR: XLV. |
ZAGREB, 14 JANUARY, 2009 |
NUMBER: 13.1.1/12. |
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In December 2008, as compared to November 2008, the prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price indices, decreased by 0.6% on the average. As compared to December 2007, that is, at the annual level, they increased by 2.9% and on the annual average by 6.1%.
Reviewed by main groups of products by intended use, in December 2008, as compared to November 2008, the highest increase was shown in the prices of Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.9%), the prices of Catering and accommodation services (0.5%), the prices of Miscellaneous goods and services (0.3%) and the prices of Health (0.1%). The increase in the consumer price index in December 2008 was mostly alleviated by a decrease in the prices of Clothing and footwear (6.0%, seasonal sales), Transport (3.4%, lower prices of fuel), the prices of Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%, lower prices of liquid fuels) and the prices of Communication (0.1%).
At the same time, in December 2008, as compared to November 2008, the prices of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, the prices of Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house, the prices of Recreation and culture and the prices of Education remained unchanged on the average.
In December 2008, as compared to November 2008, the prices of Clothing and footwear (by -0.50%) and the prices of Transport (by -0.39%) contributed the most to the decrease of consumer price indices, while the prices of Food and non-alcoholic beverages (by 0.29%) contributed the most to their increase.
Within consumer price indices, in December 2008, as compared to November 2008, the prices of Goods decreased by 0.9% on the average, while the prices of Services increased by 0.5%.
Reviewed by sub–indices, in December 2008, as compared to November 2008, only two indices increased, that of Fresh food by 2.1% and of Food, beverages and tobacco by 0.8%, while the index of Energy decreased by 3.3%, the index of Goods without food, beverages and tobacco by 2.5%, the index of Non-food industrial goods without energy by 1.7%, the index of Goods without electricity by 1.0%, the Total index without energy and food by 0.8% and the Total index without energy by 0.2%. At the same time, the index of Processed food remained the same.
1. CONSUMER PRICE INDICES, ACCORDING TO COICOP, DECEMBER 2008
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COICOP |
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Structure |
XII. 2008. |
XII. 2008. |
XII. 2008. |
Ø 2008. |
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Consumer price indices – total |
100,00 |
112,8 |
99,4 |
102,9 |
106,1 |
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Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
31,84 |
118,0 |
100,9 |
104,8 |
110,0 |
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01.1 |
Food |
29,13 |
118,5 |
101,1 |
105,0 |
110,6 |
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01.1.1 |
Bread and cereals |
5,30 |
127,2 |
100,2 |
112,2 |
115,5 |
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01.1.2 |
Meat |
7,89 |
111,5 |
100,5 |
108,1 |
106,4 |
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01.1.3 |
Fish |
1,40 |
118,8 |
101,1 |
108,6 |
106,8 |
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01.1.4 |
Milk, cheese and eggs |
5,16 |
124,2 |
100,2 |
103,2 |
114,3 |
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01.1.5 |
Oils and fats |
1,48 |
133,3 |
100,4 |
97,3 |
121,6 |
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01.1.6 |
Fruit |
1,81 |
118,6 |
101,2 |
102,8 |
118,6 |
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01.1.7 |
Vegetables |
3,45 |
109,8 |
107,5 |
92,1 |
103,1 |
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01.1.8 |
Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionary |
1,45 |
113,7 |
99,3 |
105,9 |
106,8 |
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01.1.9 |
Food products, n. e. c. |
1,19 |
126,5 |
100,4 |
106,4 |
108,6 |
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01.2 |
Non-alcoholic beverages |
2,71 |
113,3 |
98,8 |
101,8 |
103,5 |
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01.2.1 |
Coffee, tea and cocoa |
1,10 |
106,5 |
97,2 |
99,0 |
102,9 |
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01.2.2 |
Mineral waters, soft drinks and juices |
1,61 |
118,3 |
99,9 |
103,7 |
103,9 |
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02 |
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco |
5,54 |
110,7 |
100,0 |
101,8 |
105,0 |
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02.1 |
Alcoholic beverages |
1,87 |
115,1 |
100,0 |
105,3 |
104,9 |
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02.1.1 |
Spirits |
0,14 |
110,7 |
100,0 |
103,0 |
103,5 |
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02.1.2 |
Wine |
0,79 |
115,8 |
99,8 |
105,4 |
104,4 |
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02.1.3 |
Beer |
0,94 |
115,0 |
100,2 |
105,6 |
105,7 |
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02.2 |
Tobacco |
3,67 |
108,8 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
105,0 |
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03 |
Clothing and footwear |
8,39 |
111,8 |
94,0 |
98,9 |
102,7 |
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03.1 |
Clothing |
5,95 |
112,4 |
93,5 |
98,5 |
102,2 |
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03.1.1 |
Clothing materials |
0,02 |
109,1 |
100,5 |
103,4 |
102,0 |
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03.1.2 |
Garments |
5,82 |
112,6 |
93,4 |
98,5 |
102,2 |
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03.1.3 |
Other articles of clothing and accessories |
0,06 |
110,0 |
100,0 |
102,3 |
103,0 |
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03.1.4 |
Cleaning, repair and hire of clothing |
0,05 |
105,4 |
100,9 |
102,4 |
103,3 |
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03.2 |
Footwear, including repairs |
2,44 |
110,5 |
95,1 |
99,7 |
104,0 |
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03.2.1 |
Footwear |
2,43 |
110,5 |
95,1 |
99,7 |
104,0 |
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04 |
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels |
14,24 |
120,4 |
99,8 |
106,5 |
106,8 |
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04.1 |
Actual rentals for housing |
0,74 |
163,4 |
100,7 |
114,4 |
113,7 |
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04.3 |
Maintenance and repair of dwelling |
2,00 |
115,5 |
100,1 |
103,4 |
103,7 |
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04.3.1 |
Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling |
1,04 |
116,4 |
100,1 |
103,4 |
104,1 |
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04.3.2 |
Services for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling |
0,96 |
114,3 |
100,1 |
103,4 |
103,3 |
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04.4 |
Water supply and miscellaneous services relating to dwelling |
2,82 |
134,6 |
100,7 |
108,9 |
107,2 |
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04.4.1 |
Water supply |
2,17 |
134,7 |
100,0 |
108,4 |
106,9 |
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04.4.2 |
Refuse collection |
0,65 |
134,0 |
103,0 |
110,5 |
108,0 |
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04.5 |
Electricity, gas and other fuels |
8,68 |
113,5 |
99,4 |
105,8 |
106,8 |
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04.5.1 |
Electricity |
3,97 |
121,4 |
100,0 |
116,1 |
109,0 |
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04.5.2 |
Gas |
2,10 |
99,5 |
100,0 |
100,2 |
99,4 |
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04.5.3 |
Liquid fuels |
0,81 |
99,4 |
82,5 |
80,0 |
124,6 |
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04.5.4 |
Solid fuels |
1,22 |
123,0 |
101,6 |
109,0 |
102,2 |
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04.5.5 |
Heat energy |
0,58 |
102,7 |
113,9 |
85,8 |
105,8 |
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05 |
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of house |
5,29 |
111,3 |
100,0 |
104,6 |
104,8 |
1. CONSUMER PRICE INDICES, ACCORDING TO COICOP, DECEMBER 2008
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Structure |
XII. 2008. |
XII. 2008. |
XII 2008. |
Ø 2008. |
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05.1 |
Furniture and furnishings, carpets and other floor coverings |
1,27 |
108,1 |
99,0 |
103,3 |
103,4 |
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05.1.1 |
Furniture and furnishings |
1,19 |
108,6 |
99,0 |
103,4 |
103,5 |
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05.1.2 |
Carpets and other floor coverings |
0,07 |
99,6 |
98,9 |
100,7 |
101,3 |
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05.1.3 |
Repair of furniture, furnishings and floor coverings |
0,01 |
120,8 |
100,0 |
111,0 |
109,9 |
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05.2 |
Household textiles |
0,29 |
107,8 |
99,7 |
104,0 |
104,4 |
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05.3 |
Household appliances |
0,98 |
109,5 |
99,8 |
102,4 |
105,6 |
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05.3.1 |
Major household appliances |
0,87 |
108,9 |
99,8 |
102,0 |
105,8 |
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05.3.2 |
Small electric household appliances |
0,05 |
116,7 |
100,4 |
105,2 |
106,2 |
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05.3.3 |
Repair of household appliances |
0,06 |
110,6 |
100,0 |
106,4 |
103,1 |
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05.4 |
Glassware and tableware utensils |
0,19 |
120,1 |
100,6 |
106,6 |
105,7 |
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05.5 |
Tools and equipment for house and garden |
0,24 |
108,6 |
100,3 |
103,0 |
103,0 |
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05.5.1 |
Major tools and equipment for house and garden |
0,09 |
106,6 |
99,7 |
100,4 |
103,1 |
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05.5.2 |
Small tools and accessories |
0,15 |
109,7 |
100,6 |
104,6 |
103,0 |
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05.6 |
Goods and services for household maintenance |
2,32 |
114,0 |
100,6 |
106,3 |
105,4 |
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05.6.1 |
Non-durable household goods |
2,13 |
114,6 |
100,6 |
106,6 |
105,7 |
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05.6.2 |
Domestic services and household services |
0,19 |
107,5 |
100,2 |
103,3 |
102,1 |
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06 |
Health |
2,80 |
117,7 |
100,1 |
107,6 |
105,9 |
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06.1 |
Medical products, appliances and equipment |
1,46 |
110,5 |
100,1 |
108,6 |
106,2 |
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06.1.1 |
Pharmaceutical products |
1,34 |
111,0 |
100,1 |
109,3 |
106,6 |
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06.1.2 |
Other medical and therapeutic products |
0,12 |
104,6 |
100,1 |
100,9 |
101,7 |
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06.2 |
Medical services, except hospital services |
1,10 |
122,3 |
100,0 |
104,3 |
104,0 |
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06.2.1 |
Medical services |
0,58 |
132,2 |
100,1 |
104,0 |
103,4 |
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06.2.2 |
Dental services |
0,52 |
112,5 |
100,0 |
104,5 |
104,7 |
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06.3 |
Hospital services |
0,24 |
134,2 |
100,0 |
117,4 |
113,1 |
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07 |
Transport |
11,39 |
101,3 |
96,6 |
94,5 |
104,8 |
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07.1 |
Purchase of vehicles |
3,46 |
98,4 |
100,8 |
98,3 |
97,2 |
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07.1.1 |
Motor cars |
3,41 |
98,5 |
100,8 |
98,2 |
97,1 |
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07.1.2 |
Motor cycle and bicycles |
0,05 |
100,1 |
99,6 |
105,5 |
104,2 |
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07.2 |
Operation of personal transport equipment |
6,61 |
99,0 |
93,7 |
89,6 |
108,3 |
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07.2.1 |
Spare parts and accessories |
0,33 |
117,1 |
99,9 |
103,4 |
106,5 |
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07.2.2 |
Fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment |
4,92 |
94,7 |
91,3 |
85,0 |
109,6 |
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07.2.3 |
Maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment |
0,71 |
113,0 |
100,0 |
104,5 |
105,6 |
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07.2.4 |
Other services in respect of personal transport equipment |
0,65 |
105,9 |
100,0 |
101,7 |
102,8 |
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07.3 |
Transport services |
1,32 |
121,3 |
99,7 |
108,8 |
108,0 |
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07.3.1 |
Passenger transport by railway |
0,27 |
105,5 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,3 |
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07.3.2 |
Passenger transport by road |
0,92 |
127,7 |
99,6 |
111,2 |
110,3 |
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07.3.3 |
Passenger transport by air |
0,04 |
103,2 |
99,9 |
101,7 |
101,2 |
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07.3.4 |
Passenger transport by sea and inland waterway |
0,03 |
124,3 |
100,0 |
118,8 |
110,6 |
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07.3.5 |
Combined passenger transport |
0,02 |
142,6 |
100,0 |
132,0 |
132,0 |
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07.3.6 |
Other purchased transport services |
0,04 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
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08 |
Communication |
4,16 |
98,0 |
99,9 |
98,2 |
98,6 |
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08.1 |
Postal services |
0,04 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
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08.2 |
Telephone and telefax equipment and services |
4,12 |
97,9 |
99,9 |
98,2 |
98,6 |
1. CONSUMER PRICE INDICES, ACCORDING TO COICOP, DECEMBER 2008
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COICOP |
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Structure |
XII. 2008. |
XII. 2008. |
XII 2008. |
Ø 2008. |
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09 |
Recreation and culture |
6,10 |
104,1 |
100,0 |
101,7 |
101,3 |
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09.1 |
Audio-visual, photographic and |
0,84 |
67,2 |
98,0 |
81,5 |
84,3 |
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09.1.1 |
Equipment for the reception, recording and reproduction of sound and pictures |
0,29 |
87,0 |
98,6 |
92,2 |
95,5 |
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09.1.2 |
Photographic and recording equipment |
0,05 |
86,5 |
100,2 |
97,2 |
93,8 |
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09.1.3 |
Information processing equipment |
0,40 |
47,8 |
96,9 |
68,1 |
72,7 |
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09.1.4 |
Recording media for pictures and sound |
0,10 |
92,3 |
98,8 |
94,3 |
96,9 |
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09.2 |
Other major durables for recreation and culture |
0,08 |
108,8 |
100,0 |
97,4 |
103,4 |
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09.3 |
Other recreational items and equipment, gardens and pets |
0,91 |
116,8 |
100,8 |
106,4 |
105,6 |
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09.3.1 |
Toys, games and hobbies |
0,07 |
103,1 |
101,0 |
98,4 |
99,0 |
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09.3.2 |
Equipment for sport, camping and open-air recreation |
0,07 |
102,9 |
98,7 |
97,5 |
101,5 |
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09.3.3 |
Gardens, plants and flowers |
0,37 |
112,6 |
101,2 |
106,3 |
103,4 |
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09.3.4 |
Pets and related products for pets including veterinary services for pets |
0,40 |
126,5 |
100,8 |
109,5 |
109,7 |
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09.4 |
Recreational and cultural services |
1,93 |
110,2 |
100,0 |
104,2 |
103,5 |
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09.4.1 |
Recreational and sporting services |
0,28 |
108,0 |
100,0 |
100,9 |
101,9 |
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09.4.2 |
Cultural services |
1,65 |
110,7 |
99,9 |
104,7 |
103,8 |
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09.5 |
Books, newspapers and stationery |
1,98 |
110,9 |
100,5 |
106,6 |
104,3 |
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09.5.1 |
Books |
0,90 |
114,8 |
100,7 |
107,5 |
105,6 |
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09.5.2 |
Newspapers and periodicals |
0,84 |
106,6 |
100,5 |
106,2 |
102,6 |
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09.5.3 |
Miscellaneous printed matter and stationary and drawing materials |
0,24 |
112,8 |
99,5 |
104,4 |
105,2 |
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09.6 |
Package holidays |
0,36 |
103,3 |
99,7 |
98,4 |
104,3 |
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10 |
Education |
0,97 |
108,6 |
100,0 |
102,9 |
102,5 |
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11 |
Catering and accommodation services |
3,46 |
113,5 |
100,5 |
107,0 |
106,0 |
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11.1 |
Catering services |
3,06 |
115,3 |
100,6 |
107,6 |
106,6 |
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11.1.1 |
Meals and drinks provided by restaurants, cafes and like |
2,71 |
114,9 |
100,7 |
106,9 |
106,2 |
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11.1.2 |
Canteens |
0,35 |
117,7 |
100,1 |
112,8 |
109,1 |
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11.2 |
Accommodation services |
0,40 |
99,4 |
99,9 |
102,8 |
102,2 |
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12 |
Miscellaneous goods and services |
5,82 |
113,4 |
100,3 |
104,7 |
104,3 |
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12.1 |
Personal care |
3,70 |
113,1 |
100,2 |
104,7 |
104,9 |
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12.1.1 |
Services of hairdressing salons and grooming establishments |
1,12 |
109,5 |
100,1 |
104,3 |
104,0 |
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12.1.2 |
Electrical appliances for personal care |
0,09 |
116,2 |
99,5 |
102,7 |
103,9 |
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12.1.3 |
Other non-electrical appliances and products for personal care |
2,49 |
114,6 |
100,3 |
104,9 |
105,3 |
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12.3 |
Personal effects, n. e. c. |
0,32 |
118,1 |
100,3 |
109,4 |
106,6 |
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12.3.1 |
Clocks, watches and jewellery |
0,09 |
137,2 |
100,3 |
116,8 |
113,6 |
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12.3.2 |
Other personal items |
0,23 |
110,6 |
100,3 |
106,5 |
103,9 |
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12.4 |
Social protection |
0,23 |
117,5 |
100,0 |
111,3 |
107,7 |
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12.5 |
Insurance |
0,73 |
101,1 |
100,0 |
100,4 |
100,4 |
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12.5.2 |
Insurance connected with the dwelling |
0,03 |
108,0 |
100,0 |
107,5 |
101,9 |
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12.5.3 |
Insurance connected with health |
0,10 |
112,1 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
103,7 |
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12.5.4 |
Insurance connected with transport |
0,60 |
99,2 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
99,8 |
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12.6 |
Financial services n. e. c. |
0,18 |
153,9 |
104,1 |
116,1 |
112,6 |
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12.7 |
Other services, n. e. c. |
0,66 |
114,2 |
100,0 |
101,6 |
101,1 |
2. CONSUMER PRICE INDICES, BY SELECTED GROUPS, DECEMBER 2008
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Structure |
XII. 2008. |
XII. 2008. |
XII. 2008. |
Ø 2008. |
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Goods |
76,89 |
112,2 |
99,1 |
102,4 |
106,6 |
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Services |
23,11 |
114,7 |
100,5 |
104,3 |
104,3 |
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Total, without energy |
86,40 |
113,7 |
99,8 |
103,6 |
105,8 |
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Total, without energy and food |
57,26 |
111,6 |
99,2 |
102,8 |
103,5 |
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Goods without electricity |
72,92 |
111,7 |
99,0 |
101,7 |
106,5 |
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Non-food Industrial goods without energy1) |
28,54 |
110,7 |
98,3 |
102,2 |
103,0 |
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Energy2) |
13,61 |
106,9 |
96,7 |
98,3 |
107,8 |
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Food, beverages and tobacco |
37,38 |
116,9 |
100,8 |
104,3 |
109,2 |
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Goods without food, beverages and tobacco |
39,51 |
108,2 |
97,5 |
100,6 |
104,3 |
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Fresh food1) |
14,55 |
113,1 |
102,1 |
103,7 |
107,2 |
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Processed food2) |
22,83 |
119,9 |
100,0 |
104,7 |
110,5 |
1) See Notes on Methodology.
3. ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDICES
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2005. = 100 |
Previous year = 100 |
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Consumer price index – total |
Goods |
Services |
Consumer price index – total |
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1998. |
81,2 |
84,0 |
71,4 |
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1999. |
84,4 |
86,4 |
77,2 |
104,0 |
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2000. |
88,3 |
90,3 |
81,2 |
104,6 |
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2001. |
91,7 |
93,3 |
85,5 |
103,8 |
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2002. |
93,2 |
93,6 |
91,7 |
101,7 |
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2003. |
94,8 |
95,1 |
94,1 |
101,8 |
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2004. |
96,8 |
96,7 |
97,2 |
102,1 |
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2005. |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
103,3 |
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2006. |
103,2 |
102,5 |
105,4 |
103,2 |
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2007. |
106,2 |
105,3 |
108,7 |
102,9 |
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2008. |
112,8 |
112,2 |
114,7 |
106,1 |
4. MONTHLY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES
Ø 2005. = 100
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II. |
III. |
IV. |
V. |
VI. |
VII. |
VIII. |
IX. |
X. |
XI. |
XII. |
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Total index |
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1998. |
79,7 |
80,0 |
80,4 |
80,8 |
81,7 |
81,7 |
81,3 |
81,2 |
81,6 |
81,6 |
81,9 |
82,1 |
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1999. |
82,9 |
83,3 |
83,6 |
83,8 |
84,8 |
84,7 |
85,1 |
84,8 |
84,9 |
85,1 |
84,8 |
85,3 |
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2000. |
86,1 |
86,5 |
86,9 |
87,4 |
87,7 |
88,6 |
89,2 |
89,0 |
89,4 |
89,5 |
89,7 |
90,0 |
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2001. |
90,2 |
90,7 |
90,5 |
91,8 |
92,6 |
92,4 |
91,5 |
92,1 |
92,3 |
91,9 |
91,8 |
92,1 |
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2002. |
93,0 |
93,0 |
92,9 |
93,2 |
93,7 |
93,2 |
92,9 |
92,7 |
93,1 |
93,3 |
93,5 |
93,8 |
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2003. |
94,3 |
94,5 |
95,0 |
94,7 |
94,9 |
94,6 |
94,7 |
94,8 |
95,0 |
95,0 |
95,2 |
95,4 |
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2004. |
96,3 |
96,3 |
96,4 |
96,5 |
97,2 |
96,9 |
96,5 |
96,6 |
96,4 |
96,8 |
97,3 |
98,0 |
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2005. |
98,3 |
99,4 |
100,1 |
99,9 |
99,9 |
99,8 |
99,5 |
99,6 |
100,1 |
100,8 |
101,0 |
101,6 |
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2006. |
102,2 |
103,0 |
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