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2. The average rate of increase of the Index for the whole year 1998 (January-December 1998) compared to 1997 was 2,23% while the Index of December 1998 compared to the Index of December 1997 showed an increase of 0,95%. 3. The six-monthly average rate of increase of the Index during the period July-December 1998 was 1,99% and reached 124,08 units compared to 121,66 in the preceding six months. The cost of living allowance increases as from 1st January, 1999 and for the next six months to 203,16% on basic salaries compared to 197,24% in the preceding six months with the respective minimum of such allowance. |
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| Categories of Goods and services | 1998 | ||||||||||||
| January | February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
Sept. |
Ïct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
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| I. | Food, beverages and tobacco |
122,43 | 121,94 |
121,89 |
121,72 |
124,18 |
124,55 |
126,89 |
130,06 |
130,87 |
129,29 |
127,43 |
125,63 |
| II. | Clothing and footwear |
112,19 | 111,88 |
118,66 |
134,27 |
134,62 |
136,17 |
120,41 |
118,79 |
133,06 |
135,66 |
136,87 |
136,85 |
| III. | Rents, fuel and power |
132,08 | 131,92 |
131,66 |
131,59 |
130,72 |
131,00 |
132,03 |
132,42 |
132,73 |
131,78 |
131,80 |
131,82 |
| IV. | Furnishings, household equipment and supplies |
113,96 | 113,79 |
115,41 |
116,98 |
116,57 |
116,74 |
116,01 |
115,64 |
117,36 |
117,23 |
117,45 |
116,98 |
| V. | Medical care | 132,09 | 132,69 |
132,96 |
133,04 |
133,91 |
135,56 |
135,54 |
135,84 |
136,18 |
136,51 |
137,01 |
137,82 |
| VI. | Transport and communication | 111,12 | 111,25 |
111,31 |
111,38 |
109,77 |
110,14 |
110,31 |
110,30 |
110,65 |
110,39 |
109,51 |
109,51 |
| VII. | Recreation, education and cultural services | 126,14 | 126,08 |
126,46 |
126,41 |
126,25 |
126,81 |
126,65 |
126,65 |
128,82 |
129,04 |
129,88 |
129,91 |
| VIII. | Miscellaneous goods and services | 121,68 | 121,84 |
122,68 |
122,99 |
123,02 |
123,86 |
123,87 |
123,87 |
123,89 |
122,67 |
122,13 |
122,82 |
| General Index | 120,40 | 120,24 |
120,99 |
122,48 |
122,67 |
123,19 |
122,60 |
123,41 |
125,36 |
124,90 |
124,34 |
123,84 | |
