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November prices up by 0.2%
Belgrade,
15 December 2008
The Serbian Statistics Office stated today that the retail prices of services and goods in November went up on average by 0.2%, compared to October.
Consumer goods prices went up by 10.9% in November 2008 compared to November 2007.
By classification groups, compared with the previous month, the prices of garments and footwear went up by 1.4%, the biggest increase seen in November. The cost of housing, water, electricity and gas went up by 1%. The prices of services related to recreation and cultural activities went up by 0.8%, food and non-alcoholic beverages by 0.7%, hospitality industry by 0.6%. Transport prices fell by 4.2% because of lower prices of oil derivatives.
The prices of other goods and services did not change significantly.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a special retail prices index calculated according to the methodology harmonised with recommendations for retail prices index calculation in the EU (Harmonised Price Index).
The CPI is defined as a measure of the average change in retail prices of goods and services used for personal consumption.
By classification groups, compared with the previous month, the prices of garments and footwear went up by 1.4%, the biggest increase seen in November. The cost of housing, water, electricity and gas went up by 1%. The prices of services related to recreation and cultural activities went up by 0.8%, food and non-alcoholic beverages by 0.7%, hospitality industry by 0.6%. Transport prices fell by 4.2% because of lower prices of oil derivatives.
The prices of other goods and services did not change significantly.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a special retail prices index calculated according to the methodology harmonised with recommendations for retail prices index calculation in the EU (Harmonised Price Index).
The CPI is defined as a measure of the average change in retail prices of goods and services used for personal consumption.
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