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Retail prices in November 1.2 percent higher than in October
Belgrade,
30 November 2005
The Serbian Statistics Office said today that retail prices in Serbia in November 2005 went up 1.2 percent against the previous month, with the prices of goods rising 1.1 percent and services 1.5 percent.
Compared to December 2004, October retail prices were up 15.2 percent.
The cost of living in Serbia in November 2005 rose 1.3 percent on the average from the previous month and 15.2 percent from December 2004. The discrepancy between the increase in retail prices and the rise in the cost of living was due to different impacts of individual items on the overall index.
The prices of agricultural products rose by 4.8 percent. This month the prices of seasonal fruit and vegetables and fish have gone up, but the price of eggs has fallen.
The costs of industrial foodstuffs are up 1.3 percent, due to a rise in the prices of processed meat, processed and conserved vegetables, fats and confectionery products.
The prices of beverages rose 0.9, due to the increase in prices of alcoholic drinks, while the cost of tobacco stayed level with the previous month.
The prices of non-food industrial products rose 0.9 percent on the average. A seasonal increase in the costs of clothes and shoes, hygiene items and automobiles was recorded. The prices of other products did not see a significant increase.
The prices of services increased 1.5 percent. In this group the prices of individual communal services and services for social security of children and youth increased.
The cost of living in Serbia in November 2005 rose 1.3 percent on the average from the previous month and 15.2 percent from December 2004. The discrepancy between the increase in retail prices and the rise in the cost of living was due to different impacts of individual items on the overall index.
The prices of agricultural products rose by 4.8 percent. This month the prices of seasonal fruit and vegetables and fish have gone up, but the price of eggs has fallen.
The costs of industrial foodstuffs are up 1.3 percent, due to a rise in the prices of processed meat, processed and conserved vegetables, fats and confectionery products.
The prices of beverages rose 0.9, due to the increase in prices of alcoholic drinks, while the cost of tobacco stayed level with the previous month.
The prices of non-food industrial products rose 0.9 percent on the average. A seasonal increase in the costs of clothes and shoes, hygiene items and automobiles was recorded. The prices of other products did not see a significant increase.
The prices of services increased 1.5 percent. In this group the prices of individual communal services and services for social security of children and youth increased.
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