Consumer price index increased in December

According to Statistics Estonia, the percentage change of the consumer price index in December 2007 compared to December 2006 was 9.6%.

The price change was as follows:

goods	8.7%
food, alcohol and tobacco	13.1%
manufactured goods	5.3%
services	11.2%

At the same time administered prices changed 10.5% and non-administered prices 9.3%.

The index was mainly influenced by the increase in the prices of milk, cereals and meat products, as well as by the increase in the prices of heat energy, heating materials and motor fuel.

On average, the prices of goods and services in December 2007 were 0.7% higher than in November 2007.

In December 2007 compared to November the consumer price index was mainly influenced by the increase in the prices of diary and meat products and cereals, as well as by the increase in the prices of heat energy and motor fuel.

Change of the consumer price index by commodity groups, December 2007

Commodity group	December 2006 – December 2007, %	November 2007 – December 2007, %
TOTAL	9.6	0.7
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	16.0	1.0
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	4.5	0.1
Clothing and footwear	5.3	0.5
Housing	14.1	1.2
Household goods	3.6	0.5
Health	9.5	0.3
Transport	9.0	1.1
Communications	-0.5	0.0
Recreation and culture	4.5	0.4
Education	5.8	0.0
Hotels, cafés and restaurants	13.8	1.1
Miscellaneous goods and services	7.3	0.1

For further information:

Viktoria Trasanov
Head of Price and Wages Statistics Department
Statistics Estonia
Tel: +372 625 9240