Price indices of consumer goods and services in March 2018
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Consumer prices in March 2018, compared with the previous month, decreased by 0,1% (of which goods and services by 0,1%). Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, consumer prices increased by 1,3% (of which services – by 2,0% and goods – by 1,1%).
Table 1. Consumer price indices in March 2018
| SPECIFICATION | III 2018 | I-III 2018 | CONTRIBUTION OF CHANGES II 2018= =100 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III 2017= =100 |
XII 2017= =100 |
II 2018= =100 |
I-III 2017=100 | X-XII 2017=100 | ||
| TOTAL |
101,3 |
100,0 |
99,9 |
101,5 |
100,4 |
x |
|
Food and non-alcoholic |
103,7 |
100,7 |
99,9 |
103,9 |
101,6 |
-0,02 |
|
Alcoholic beverages |
100,9 |
100,8 |
100,1 |
101,1 |
100,7 |
0,00 |
|
Clothing and footwear |
96,3 |
96,9 |
102,3 |
95,9 |
94,9 |
0,11 |
| Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels |
102,0 |
100,2 |
99,8 |
102,1 |
100,5 |
-0,03 |
|
Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance |
100,0 |
100,3 |
99,6 |
100,3 |
100,4 |
-0,02 |
|
Health |
101,4 |
100,6 |
99,9 |
101,7 |
100,7 |
-0,01 |
|
Transport |
98,1 |
98,1 |
99,3 |
98,3 |
99,7 |
-0,06 |
|
Communication |
100,6 |
98,8 |
100,0 |
101,1 |
99,2 |
0,00 |
|
Recreation and culture |
101,0 |
100,4 |
99,5 |
101,7 |
101,1 |
-0,03 |
|
Education |
102,2 |
100,4 |
100,1 |
102,1 |
100,4 |
0,00 |
|
Restaurants and hotels |
102,9 |
100,7 |
100,1 |
102,9 |
100,7 |
0,01 |
|
Miscellaneous goods and services |
99,6 |
99,6 |
99,4 |
99,8 |
99,9 |
-0,03 |
Contributions of price changes to the total consumer price index
In March of the current year, compared with the previous month, the highest contribution to the total consumer price index came from lower prices related to Transport (by 0,7%) and Dwelling (by 0,2%), which lowered the index by 0,06 pp and 0,05 pp, respectively. Higher prices related to Clothing and footwear (by 2,3%) increased the index by 0,11 pp. Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, higher prices of Food (by 3,9%) and related to Dwelling (by 1,6%) increased the index by 0,86 pp and 0,42 pp, respectively. Lower prices of Clothing and footwear (by 3,7%) and related to Transport (by 1,9%) lowered the index by 0,20 pp and 0,17 pp, respectively.
