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
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
beverages

103,7

100,7

99,9

103,9

101,6

-0,02

Alcoholic beverages
and tobacco

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.