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January prices of goods, services up 2.1% against December
Belgrade,
23 February 2009
The Serbian Statistics Office today said that the prices of goods and services in Serbia in January 2009 jumped 2.1% against December 2008, whereas in comparison with January 2008 they increased 10%.
The average increase of consumer prices in 2008 stood at 11.7%.
Observed by groups, the greatest increase this January was recorded in the prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco (11.3%), communication services (6.8%), health care (6.4%), housing, water, electric energy and gas (3.4%) and transport services (3.1%).
The prices of other goods did not change significantly.
CPI COICOP represents a special retail prices index calculated according to the methodology harmonised with recommendations for retail prices index calculation in the EU (Harmonised Price Index).
CPI COICOP is defined as a measure of the average change in retail prices of goods and services used for personal consumption.
Observed by groups, the greatest increase this January was recorded in the prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco (11.3%), communication services (6.8%), health care (6.4%), housing, water, electric energy and gas (3.4%) and transport services (3.1%).
The prices of other goods did not change significantly.
CPI COICOP represents a special retail prices index calculated according to the methodology harmonised with recommendations for retail prices index calculation in the EU (Harmonised Price Index).
CPI COICOP is defined as a measure of the average change in retail prices of goods and services used for personal consumption.
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