NSI: The Inflation for November was 0.5%

The consumer price index in November 2019 was 100.5% compared to October 2019, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.5%, the National Statistical Institute said in a press release. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (November 2019 compared to December 2018) has been 3.1%, and the annual inflation in November 2019 was 3.0% compared to November 2018. The annual average inflation over the last 12 months (December 2018 - November 2019) compared to the previous 12 months (December 2017 - November 2018) was 3.0%.
In November 2019 compared to the previous month, the prices of goods and services in the main consumer groups changed as follows:
•Food and non-alcoholic beverages - an increase of 1.1%;
•Alcoholic beverages and tobacco - an increase of 0.1%;
•Clothing and footwear - an increase of 0.7%;
•Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels - an increase of 0.2%;
•Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house - a decrease of 0.3%.
•Health - an increase of 0.2%;
•Transport - the prices remained at the level of the previous month;
•Communications - an increase of 0.1%;
•Recreation and culture - an increase of 1.1%;
•Education - an increase of 0.1%;
•Restaurants and hotels - an increase of 0.6%;
•Miscellaneous goods and service - an increase of 0.1%.
The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP)in November 2019 compared to October 2019 was 100.3%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.3%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (November 2019 compared to December 2018) has been 2.3% and the annual inflation in November 2019 compared to November 2018 was 2.2%.The annual average inflation, measured by HICP, in the last 12 months (December 2018 - November 2019) compared to...