Consumer Price Index for the month of September
2015
The Consumer Price Index for September 2015 decreased by 0.57 units
or 0.5% to 114.52 units compared to 113.95 in August 2015. This is mainly due to
increases in the prices of certain clothing and footwear items, certain fresh
fruits and vegetables and electricity. Decreases have been recorded in the
prices of petroleum products and airfares.
The rate of inflation for September 2015 decreased by -2.5% compared
to -2.7% in August 2015 and -0.9% in September 2014.
For the period January-September 2015, the CPI recorded a decrease of
-2.1% compared to the corresponding period of 2014.
The evolution of the Index during the last two months, as well as the
percentage changes, compared with last year are shown in the table below:
|
Categories
of Goods and Services
|
Price
Indices (2005=100)
|
Percentage
change (%)
| |||||
|
August
201
5
|
September
201
5
|
Sept.
2015
Aug.
2015
|
Sept.
2015
Sept.
2014
|
Jan.- Sept.
2015
Jan.- Sept.
2014
| |||
|
1.
|
|
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
|
125.36
|
127.28
|
1.53
|
-1.47
|
-0.28
|
|
2.
|
|
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
|
139.99
|
139.63
|
-0.
26
|
2
.
23
|
2
.
10
|
|
3.
|
|
Clothing and footwear
|
81
.
23
|
88
.
59
|
9
.
06
|
-0
.
47
|
-0
.
39
|
|
4.
|
|
Housing, water, electricity and gas
|
121
.
08
|
122
.
52
|
1
.
19
|
-9
.
50
|
-8
.
59
|
|
5.
|
|
Furnishings, household equipment and supplies
|
102
.
48
|
102
.
88
|
0
.
39
|
-0
.
51
|
-0
.
58
|
|
6.
|
|
Health
|
123
.
11
|
123
.
31
|
0
.
16
|
0
.
02
|
0
.
36
|
|
7.
|
|
Transport
|
109
.
92
|
106
.
65
|
-2
.
97
|
-5
.
44
|
-5
.
03
|
|
8.
|
|
Communication
|
104.45
|
103
.
34
|
-1
.
06
|
-0
.
96
|
0
.
60
|
|
9.
|
|
Recreation and culture
|
105
.
89
|
105
.
32
|
-0
.
54
|
-1
.
09
|
-1
.
4 1
|
|
10.
|
|
Education
|
127
.
15
|
127
.
29
|
0
.
11
|
-0
.
95
|
-1
.
56
|
|
11.
|
|
Restaurants and hotels
|
126
.
58
|
126
.
42
|
-0.13
|
0
.
40
|
0
.
12
|
|
12.
|
|
Miscellaneous goods and services
|
111
.
21
|
111
.
40
|
0
.
17
|
-0
.
13
|
-0
.
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
Consumer Price Index
|
113
.
95
|
114
.
52
|
0
. 50
|
-2
.
53
|
-2
.
14
|
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2/10/2015
