Statistics – Ministry of Finance

Change in the Index of Retail Prices /Percentage Change/

		2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	August* 2018	August* 2019
	Weights
Index of Retail Prices (Calendar Year)
All Items (Base Year = Jan 2015)	1,000	5.8	4.7	3.1	1.9	0.9	1.0	1.2
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages	173	10.0	8.6	7.4	2.9	1.1	-0.1	2.0
Core	827	2.1	1.8	2.1	1.7	0.9	1.3	1.0
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco	9	3.2	3.3	1.6	5.2	-0.1	-0.5	2.7
Clothing and Footwear	57	2.0	4.4	3.7	0.0	-4.5	-3.2	-3.1
Home Ownership	193	0.9	1.0	-0.6	-0.1	2.9	4.0	0.0
Rent	22	1.4	1.5	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.0	2.0
Water Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels	60	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Furnishings, Household Equip. and Routine Maint. Of the House	67	0.2	1.1	1.6	1.8	-0.5	-0.7	0.0
Health	41	3.0	1.0	6.5	14.5	1.6	1.5	6.1
Transport	147	2.8	1.0	3.2	1.2	1.9	2.0	2.0
Communication	45	0.0	-0.8	6.7	2.1	-1.4	-1.8	0.3
Recreation and Culture	66	0.6	3.2	2.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Education	10	7.6	8.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants	25	3.6	2.3	4.6	3.6	2.6	3.1	1.6
Miscellaneous Goods and Services	85	5.7	4.7	2.4	1.7	0.6	0.7	3.1

Source: Central Statistical Office
* Year-on-Year, end of period inflation rate.