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The Consumer Price Index for September 2000 increased by 1,29 units or 1,23% to 106,52 units compared to 105,23 in August 2000. This is mainly due to increases in the prices of clothing, footwear and furnishing items following the end of summer sales as well as to increases in the prices of petroleum products, motor-cars and tuition fees of private educational institutions and part-time educational coaching centres. Decreases were recorded in the prices of electricity and certain fresh fruit and vegetables. 2. The average rate of increase of the Index for the period January-September 2000 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year was 4,33%. 3. The average rate of increase of the Index for the last twelve months (i.e. October 1999 - September 2000) compared to the preceding twelve months (i.e. October 1998 - September 1999) was 3,93%. 4. The evolution of the Index by category for the last twelve months was: |
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Categories of Goods and Services |
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Jan. |
Feb.. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sep. | ||
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1. |
Food & non-alcoholic beverages |
105,52 |
105,92 |
106,71 |
106,57 |
107,35 |
103,45 |
106,79 |
106,02 | 105,26 |
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2. |
Alcoholic beverages & tobacco |
117,99 |
118,17 |
118,41 |
118,59 |
118,64 |
118,64 |
121,87 |
121,87 | 121,87 |
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3. |
Clothing and footwear |
108,57 |
91,00 |
108,24 |
109,03 |
109,13 |
109,13 |
93,39 |
92,13 | 102,42 |
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4. |
Housing, water, electricity and gas |
106,12 |
106,39 |
106,80 |
107,29 |
107,93 |
108,10 |
108,82 |
109,23 | 108,77 |
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5. |
Furnishings, household equipment and supplies |
101,06 |
99,13 |
101,09 |
101,50 |
101,64 |
101,25 |
99,99 |
99,93 | 102,69 |
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6. |
Health |
105,02 |
107,00 |
107,07 |
107,84 |
108,38 |
108,62 |
109,58 |
110,29 | 110,74 |
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7. |
Transport |
101,74 |
102,36 |
102,70 |
103,11 |
103,26 |
103,39 |
106,43 |
106,75 | 108,17 |
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8. |
Communication |
89,54 |
89,52 |
89,52 |
89,32 |
89,31 |
89,10 |
90,42 |
80,45 | 80,30 |
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9. |
Recreation & cullture |
100,81 |
100,97 |
101,62 |
101,54 |
101,66 |
101,13 |
98,45 |
98,64 | 99,41 |
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10. |
Education |
108,21 |
108,21 |
108,21 |
108,21 |
108,21 |
108,21 |
108,21 |
108,21 | 111,14 |
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11. |
Restaurants & hotels |
105,03 |
105,12 |
106,14 |
108,12 |
108,71 |
109,93 |
110,87 |
110,87 | 111,85 |
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12. |
Miscellaneous goods and services |
102,81 |
103,19 |
103,48 |
104,33 |
104,60 |
105,94 |
106,55 |
106,56 | 107,41 |
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General Index |
104,46 |
103,25 |
105,22 |
105,65 |
106,06 |
105,50 |
105,47 |
105,23 | 106,52 | |
