Decrease in consumer prices in December
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Decrease in consumer prices in December
"Monthly deflation in December 2015, measured by the Harmonized Consumer Price Index (a new kind of inflation indicator, which was developed for the European Union member states to unify approaches to statistical description of the economies of the participating countries) was 0.3%, while consumer prices compared to the same month of the previous year were on average higher by 1.4% "- says the Bureau of Statistics of Montenegro.
The greatest impact on the monthly level of deflation in the country was the decline in prices for fuel and fuel and lubricants, fruits, meat and footwear. Consumer prices in the period from January to December 2015 compared with the same period of the previous year were an average higher by 1.5%. "
As reported in the Monstat, "from the point of view of the regions, by main groups, the monthly decline in quotations was observed in groups: Transport (-2.0%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.3%); Clothing and footwear (-0.3%); Hotels and restaurants (-0.3%), while the increase in prices was recorded in groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.1%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (by 0.1%). Prices in groups: Furniture and scheduled maintenance of the apartment; Health; Communication; Recreation and culture; Education; Other products and services, others at the price level of the previous month.
Positive annual inflation rates in December were recorded in groups: clothing and footwear (5.0%); Hotels and restaurants (3.4%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (3.3%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.4%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.6%); Health (1.6%); furniture and planned maintenance of the apartment (1.1%); Recreation and culture (0.5%); other goods and services (0.5%); Communication (0,1%). Negative rates of inflation were observed in the transport group (-4.6%). "
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