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The Consumer Price Index for February 2000 decreased by 1,21 units or 1,16% to 103,25 units compared to 104,46 in January 2000. This is mainly due to decreases in the prices of certain clothing, footwear and furnishing items due to sale discounts. Increases have mainly been recorded in the prices of cars, medical care and electricity. The evolution of the Index by category for the last twelve months was: |
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Categories of Goods and Services |
2 0 0 0 |
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January |
February | ||
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1. |
Food & non-alcoholic beverages |
105,52 | 105,92 |
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2. |
Alcoholic beverages & tobacco |
117,99 | 118,17 |
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3. |
Clothing and footwear |
108,57 |
91,00 |
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4. |
Housing, water, electricity and gas |
106,12 | 106,39 |
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5. |
Furnishings, household equipment and supplies |
101,06 | 99,13 |
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6. |
Health |
105,02 |
107,00 |
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7. |
Transport |
101,74 |
102,36 |
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8. |
Communication |
89,54 |
89,52 |
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9. |
Recreation & cullture |
100,81 |
100,97 |
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10. |
Education |
108,21 |
108,21 |
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11. |
Restaurants & hotels |
105,03 |
105,12 |
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12. |
Miscellaneous goods and services |
102,81 | 103,19 |
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General Index |
104,46 |
103,25 | |
