RETAIL PRICE INDICES IN NOVEMBER 2002

 

 

In November 2002 the total retail prices (including seasonal products) decreased by 0.3%, in comparison with the previous month. As compared to November 2001, retail prices increased by 2.0%, and compared to December 2001 by 2.2%.

 

The retail prices of goods decreased in November 2002 by 0.2% and those of services by 0.7%, as compared to October 2002.

 

Such change in retail prices in November 2002, as compared to October 2002, is the result of a decrease in prices of industrial products by 0.2% in the - total, within which the prices of noon-food industrial products decreased by 0.5%. At the same time, as compared to October 2002, prices of industrial food products and prices of tobacco remained unchanged, while prices of beverages increased by 0.8%. The retail prices of agricultural products including seasonal products increased in November 2002 by 3.3% and without seasonal products by 0.8%, as compared to October 2002.

 

The prices of services in November 2002 decreased by 0.7%, as compared to October 2002, within which prices of transport, postal and telecommunication services decreased by 1.5% (lower prices in passenger transport by air). At the same time, as compared to October 2002, prices of social welfare services increased by 0.4% and prices of craft services by 0.1%.

 

 

 

 

1. RETAIL PRICE INDICES IN NOVEMBER 2002

 

XI. 2002.
Ø 2001.

I - XI. 2002.
Ø 2001.

XI. 2002.
XII. 2001.

I - XI. 2002.
XII. 2001.

XI. 2002.
X. 2002.

XI. 2002.
XI. 2001.

I. - XI. 2002.
I. - XI. 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL - INCLUDING SEASONAL PRODUCTS

102,7

102,2

102,2

101,7

99,7

102,0

102,3

TOTAL - WITHOUT SEASONAL PRODUCTS

102,7

102,2

102,3

101,8

99,7

102,0

102,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods

101,0

100,6

101,7

101,3

99,8

101,3

100,5

Goods without electricity

100,9

100,6

101,7

101,4

99,8

101,2

100,5

Food products including seasonal products

99,1

100,1

99,2

100,2

100,3

99,7

100,1

Food products excluding seasonal products

98,9

100,1

99,4

100,6

100,1

99,6

100,0

Agricultural products including seasonal products

87,8

97,6

87,3

97,0

103,3

95,9

97,7

Agricultural products excluding seasonal products

85,9

97,2

88,6

100,2

100,8

94,9

96,9

Industrial products - total

101,4

100,6

102,2

101,4

99,8

101,4

100,5

Industrial food products

100,6

100,4

100,8

100,6

100,0

100,2

100,4

Non-food industrial products

101,5

100,6

102,5

101,6

99,5

101,6

100,5

Beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)

104,2

103,0

105,1

103,9

100,8

105,0

102,9

Tobacco

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

Services

108,8

107,9

103,6

102,8

99,3

104,2

108,4

 

 

 

 


2. RETAIL PRICE INDICES BY GROUPS AND SUBGROUPS IN NOVEMBER 2002

 

Weights

(%)

XI. 2002.
Ø 2001.

I. - XI. 2002.
Ø 2001.

XI. 2002.
XII. 2001.

I. - XI. 2002.
XII. 2001.

XI. 2002.
X. 2002.

XI. 2002.
XI. 2001.

I. - XI. 2002.
I. - XI. 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INDEX

100,00

102,7

102,2

102,2

101,7

99,7

102,0

102,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOODS1)

78,15

101,0

100,6

101,7

101,3

99,8

101,3

100,5

Food

18,99

99,1

100,1

99,2

100,2

100,3

99,7

100,1

    Agricultural products - total

2,24

87,8

97,6

87,3

97,0

103,3

95,9

97,7

        Fresh vegetables - total

0,98

78,0

92,7

76,0

90,4

108,0

93,3

92,9

        Fresh fruit - total

0,72

85,8

97,9

90,6

103,4

101,2

92,7

97,4

        Eggs

0,21

100,4

99,6

96,5

95,8

103,7

96,5

99,9

        Fresh fish

0,33

112,3

110,0

106,5

104,4

97,7

107,7

110,6

Industrial products - total

75,90

101,4

100,6

102,2

101,4

99,8

101,4

100,5

    Industrial food products

16,75

100,6

100,4

100,8

100,6

100,0

100,2

100,4

        Cereal products

3,43

99,6

99,6

99,5

99,5

100,2

99,4

99,6

        Processed and canned vegetables

0,54

99,0

98,7

100,8

100,5

100,3

100,1

98,5

        Processed and canned fruit

0,57

101,2

100,6

102,0

101,4

100,0

100,9

100,5

        Fresh meat

3,34

102,7

102,1

102,6

102,0

99,6

102,4

102,1

        Processed and canned meat
        products

3,18

99,4

99,0

99,9

99,5

100,0

99,2

99,0

        Milk, fresh and processed

2,03

101,4

101,9

99,3

99,8

100,1

98,7

102,1

        Fats

0,55

112,8

110,9

115,5

113,5

100,7

114,1

110,7

        Other food products

2,97

98,5

98,7

99,6

99,8

99,9

98,2

98,6

    Beverages

4,04

104,2

103,0

105,1

103,9

100,8

105,0

102,9

    Tobacco

4,80

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

Non-food industrial products

50,31

101,5

100,6

102,5

101,6

99,5

101,6

100,5

    Textile products

9,48

105,1

102,5

103,9

101,3

100,3

103,6

102,6

        Textile fibres and fabrics

1,34

100,5

100,4

101,0

100,9

100,1

100,9

100,4

        Finished textile products

8,14

105,8

102,8

104,2

101,3

100,2

103,9

102,9

           Woven clothing    

4,29

110,8

105,7

107,5

102,5

100,5

107,2

106,0

           Knitted clothing

0,63

103,6

101,6

101,3

99,3

100,1

101,0

101,8

           Hosiery

0,52

100,0

100,3

99,6

99,9

100,2

100,6

100,3

           Underwear

1,79

101,7

100,6

102,6

101,5

99,9

102,3

100,5

           Household textile products

0,70

96,4

97,1

97,6

98,3

99,9

96,8

97,0

           Floor coverings

0,21

92,8

94,1

95,1

96,4

99,9

94,1

93,9

    Footwear

1,97

105,1

102,4

103,8

101,1

100,8

102,7

102,5

    Leather accessories

0,38

98,8

98,4

100,2

99,8

100,6

98,7

98,3

    Fuel and light

3,68

100,3

98,3

103,3

101,2

99,4

102,0

98,0

        Electricity and lighting

2,40

102,6

99,7

104,2

101,2

100,0

104,0

99,6

        Fuel

1,28

96,2

95,7

101,8

101,3

98,6

98,6

95,2

    Household articles

7,44

97,1

97,5

98,2

98,6

100,1

97,9

97,4

        Furniture

2,89

96,9

97,8

97,1

98,0

99,5

96,9

97,8

        Dishes and table ware

1,40

95,0

96,2

97,7

99,0

100,0

96,9

95,9

        Electrical household appliances

2,00

98,1

98,1

98,8

98,8

100,1

98,0

98,0

        Other household articles

1,15

98,4

97,4

100,5

99,5

101,9

101,1

97,2

    Hygiene products

3,14

97,8

97,5

99,9

99,6

99,7

99,5

97,3

    Medicines

1,85

113,7

107,8

112,8

106,9

100,0

112,8

107,9

    Products for education

3,92

103,2

101,6

101,9

100,3

100,1

101,9

101,7

    Products for culture

1,76

101,9

101,9

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

102,1

    Products for entertainment

0,65

98,4

99,0

99,8

100,4

100,1

98,6

98,9

    Transport equipment

1,42

101,4

99,5

103,2

101,2

100,7

102,4

99,3

    Parts of transport equipment

0,61

99,8

100,5

99,7

100,4

99,9

99,6

100,5

    Liquid fuels and lubricants

7,08

98,2

99,9

106,4

108,2

96,5

101,8

99,2

    Agricultural tools

1,12

95,4

96,8

94,4

95,7

100,3

94,5

96,9

    Plant pesticides and herbicides

0,92

100,4

100,4

99,7

99,7

100,1

99,7

100,5

    Construction material

4,89

104,6

103,3

103,3

102,0

100,0

103,4

103,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERVICES1)

21,85

108,8

107,9

103,6

102,8

99,3

104,2

108,4

    Crafts and other services

5,05

104,8

104,0

102,7

102,0

100,1

103,8

104,2

        Crafts services

3,64

105,5

104,6

103,0

102,1

100,1

104,1

104,8

        Personal and other services

1,41

103,0

102,8

102,1

101,9

100,0

102,7

102,9

Housing and public utilities services

3,21

111,4

108,5

108,1

105,2

100,0

109,0

108,8

    Financial and other services  

0,81

113,1

113,1

107,5

107,5

100,0

109,2

113,6

    Services in education,
    culture and entertainment

1,38

105,2

103,3

104,0

102,1

100,0

104,1

103,4

    Social welfare services

0,42

100,9

100,5

100,8

100,4

100,4

100,5

100,5

    Transport, postal and
    telecommunication services

10,88

109,9

109,8

102,0

101,9

98,5

102,4

110,6

 

 

 

1) Groups with the share of less than 0.1% in total as well as those having not enough representatives are left out.


3. RETAIL PRICE INDICES, JANUARY 1997 - NOVEMBER 2002

previous month = 100

 

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XII.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1997.

101,0

100,0

100,1

100,1

100,4

100,2

99,7

100,8

100,3

100,2

100,4

100,7

1998.

102,4

100,4

100,2

100,3

100,5

100,0

99,8

100,1

100,9

100,5

100,2

100,2

1999.

100,5

100,3

100,4

100,3

100,7

100,0

101,1

100,0

100,6

100,4

99,9

100,3

2000.

100,8

100,3

100,8

100,8

100,2

101,9

100,5

100,0

101,2

100,6

100,2

100,0

2001.

100,1

100,5

100,1

101,4

100,6

99,7

99,4

101,0

100,3

99,9

99,8

99,8

2002.

100,8

100,1

100,4

100,4

100,2

100,1

99,6

99,9

100,5

100,5

99,7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Retail prices of industrial and agricultural products and services are monitored by county state administration offices in the counties - statistical offices in selected cities. Price indices are calculated on the basis of index lists of products and services and adequate weights.