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Consumer Price Index for the Month of November, 2001

The Consumer Price Index for November 2001decreased by 0,20 units or 0,18% to 109,87 units compared to 110,07 in October 2001. This is mainly due to decreases in the prices of certain fresh fruit and potatoes. An increase has been recorded in the prices of certain fresh vegetables.

2. For the period January-November 2001 the CPI recorded an increase of 1,93% compared to the corresponding period of 2000. The rate of increase of the Index for November 2001 compared to November 2000 was 2,00%.

3. The evolution of the Index by category for the last twelve months was:

 

Categories of Goods and Services

2001

Jan.

Febr.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.
1.

Food & non-alcoholic beverages

106,15

106,99

107,00

107,70

108,27

111,12

107,40 110,92 112,37 117,11 115,27
2.

Alcoholic beverages & tobacco

122,03

123,07

123,45

123,93

123,77

123,77

123,78 123,86 123,86 123,86 123,46
3.

Clothing and footwear

89,35

84,08

94,77

100,48

102,21

102,50

87,55 87,55 97,76 101,41 102,34
4.

Housing, water, electricity and gas

109,93

110,18

109,59

109,41

109,34

109,60

109,87 109,81 109,79 110,24 110,58
5.

Furnishings, household equipment and supplies

100,82

99,54

101,80

102,59

102,03

102,20

99,09 99,07 101,90 102,82 103,29
6.

Health

112,58

112,58

113,12

113,14

115,26

115,25

115,26 115,53 115,72 116,73 116,94
7.

Transport

107,31

107,51

107,54

107,82

107,92

108,80

108,54 107,70 107,79 107,87 107,75
8.

Communication

88,94

87,84

87,60

87,48

87,73

87,72

87,72 89,39 89,22 83,83 83,78
9.

Recreation & culture

99,10

98,92

99,13

99,33

99,16

99,05

98,88 99,65 100,81 100,78 100,82
10.

Education

111,70

111,70

112,59

112,59

112,59

112,59

112,59 112,59 115,97 119,11 119,11
11.

Restaurants & hotels

113,64

114,19

114,35

115,47

116,00

116,78

116,86 116,99 117,84 117,92 117,49

12.

Miscellaneous goods and services

108,27

108,81

108,92

109,19

109,88

109,93

109,77 110,00 110,88 111,07 110,96

General Index

105,96

105,73

106,73

107,49

107,86

108,67

106,54 107,13 108,70 110,07 109,87

 

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