Consumer price index in August was mainly influenced by food and housing

Goods were 6.8% and services 3.2% more expensive compared to August of the previous year.

Regulated prices of goods and services have risen by 7.7% and non-regulated prices by 4.7% compared to August of the previous year.

Compared to August of the previous year, the index was mainly influenced by a 10.8% price increase of food and non-alcoholic beverages, which gave almost a half of the total increase of the index. Housing expenditures gave nearly a quarter of the total increase, of which price increase of electricity, heat energy and fuel by 8.4% gave two thirds. Compared to the same period a year ago, the prices of coffee (58%) and sugar (55%) have increased the most. More than a 30% increase was reported in the prices of apples, groats, vegetable oil and flour (37%, 36%, 36% and 31%, respectively). Eggs were 15% and other fruits 13% cheaper than last year.

In August compared to July, the consumer price index was mainly influenced by the price increase of electricity by 8.3% and the seasonal decrease in the prices of vegetables by 9%. The offers of mobile telecommunication services, end of sales of clothing and footwear, 2.2% price increase of motor fuel and 23% price decrease of potatoes also had a bigger impact on the index. Compared to July, grapes were by 36% and fresh cabbage by 27% cheaper.