Consumer price indices in March 2021
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Consumer prices in March 2021, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 3,2% (with an increase of prices of services by 7,3% and goods by 1,9%). As related to the previous month consumer prices increased by 1,0% (of which goods by 1,0% and services by 0,8%).
In March of the current year, compared with the previous month, the highest contribution to the total consumer price index came from higher prices related to Transport (by 4,1%), Food (by 0,7%), Clothing and footwear (by 4,1%) and Communication (by 2,6%), which increased the index by 0,38 pp, 0,18 pp, 0,16 pp and 0,13 pp, respectively. Lower prices related to Health (by 0,1%) decreased the index by 0,01 pp.
Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, higher prices related to Dwelling (by 5,1%), Transport (by 5,4%) and Communication (by 7,4%) increased the consumer price index by 1,25 pp, 0,50 pp and 0,36 pp, respectively. Lower prices related to Clothing and footwear (by 1,4%) decreased the index by 0,06 pp.
