In January 2002 the total retail
prices (including seasonal products) increased by 0.8% in comparison with the
previous month. As compared to January 2001 retail prices increased by 3.3%.
The prices of goods in January increased by 0.5%, while those
of services increased by 1.4% as compared to December 2001.
Such a trend in retail prices in January is a result of
the increase in prices of agricultural products including seasonal products by
8.0%, those excluding seasonal products by 9.1% and prices of services by 1.4%.
The prices of industrial products increased by 0.3%,
where the prices of non-food products increased by 0.2%, while the prices of
industrial food products remained the same. Prices of beverages increased by
2.6%. The prices of tobacco remained unchanged.
The prices of services increased by 1.4%, as compared
to December 2001, where the highest increase was shown in prices of financial
services, 7.5% (car insurance and technical inspection charge), prices of
housing and utilities services, 1.8%, prices of transport services, 1.5%
(railway fare) and prices of crafts and personal services, 1.1%. The prices of
postal and telecommunication services remained the same.
1. RETAIL PRICE INDICES IN JANUARY 2002
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I. 2002. |
I. 2002. |
I. 2002. |
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TOTAL - INCLUDING SEASONAL
PRODUCTS |
101,3 |
100,8 |
103,3 |
|
TOTAL - WITHOUT SEASONAL
PRODUCTS |
101,2 |
100,8 |
103,3 |
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|
|
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Goods |
99,8 |
100,5 |
101,0 |
|
Goods without electricity |
99,8 |
100,6 |
101,0 |
|
Food products including seasonal
products |
100,8 |
100,9 |
102,0 |
|
Food products excluding
seasonal products |
100,5 |
101,0 |
102,2 |
|
Agricultural products
including seasonal products |
108,6 |
108,0 |
107,0 |
|
Agricultural products
excluding seasonal products |
105,8 |
109,1 |
108,8 |
|
Industrial products - total |
99,5 |
100,3 |
100,8 |
|
Industrial food products |
99,8 |
100,0 |
101,3 |
|
Non-food industrial
products |
99,2 |
100,2 |
100,6 |
|
Beverages (alcoholic and
non-alcoholic) |
101,7 |
102,6 |
101,6 |
|
Tobacco |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
|
Services |
106,5 |
101,4 |
111,5 |
2. RETAIL PRICE INDICES BY GROUPS AND SUBGROUPS IN JANUARY 2002
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Weights (%) |
I. 2002. |
I. 2002. |
I. 2002. |
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TOTAL INDEX |
100,00 |
101,3 |
100,8 |
103,3 |
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|
GOODS1) |
78,15 |
99,8 |
100,5 |
101,0 |
|
Food |
18,99 |
100,8 |
100,9 |
102,0 |
|
Agricultural products - total |
2,24 |
108,6 |
108,0 |
107,0 |
|
Fresh vegetables - total |
0,98 |
116,9 |
113,9 |
108,4 |
|
Fresh fruit - total |
0,72 |
97,8 |
103,3 |
101,9 |
|
Eggs |
0,21 |
105,8 |
101,7 |
100,9 |
|
Fresh fish |
0,33 |
109,2 |
103,6 |
117,8 |
|
Industrial products - total |
75,90 |
99,5 |
100,3 |
100,8 |
|
Industrial food products |
16,75 |
99,8 |
100,0 |
101,3 |
|
Cereal products |
3,43 |
99,9 |
99,8 |
101,9 |
|
Processed and canned |
0,54 |
97,1 |
98,9 |
96,3 |
|
Processed and canned fruit |
0,57 |
99,1 |
99,9 |
100,0 |
|
Fresh meat |
3,34 |
100,7 |
100,6 |
103,3 |
|
Processed and canned
meat |
3,18 |
99,1 |
99,6 |
100,2 |
|
Milk, fresh and processed |
2,03 |
101,8 |
99,7 |
104,3 |
|
Fats |
0,55 |
103,4 |
105,8 |
103,0 |
|
Other food products |
2,97 |
98,3 |
99,4 |
98,9 |
|
Beverages |
4,04 |
101,7 |
102,6 |
101,6 |
|
Tobacco |
4,80 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
|
Non-food industrial
products |
50,31 |
99,2 |
100,2 |
100,6 |
|
Textile products |
9,48 |
100,7 |
99,5 |
101,9 |
|
Textile fibres and fabrics |
1,34 |
99,8 |
100,3 |
101,5 |
|
Finished textile products |
8,14 |
100,9 |
99,4 |
102,0 |
|
Woven clothing
|
4,29 |
102,1 |
99,0 |
103,8 |
|
Knitted clothing |
0,63 |
100,8 |
98,5 |
100,7 |
|
Hosiery |
0,52 |
101,0 |
100,6 |
100,2 |
|
Underwear |
1,79 |
99,3 |
100,2 |
100,0 |
|
Household textile products |
0,70 |
98,5 |
99,7 |
99,7 |
|
Floor coverings |
0,21 |
96,3 |
98,7 |
96,0 |
|
Footwear |
1,97 |
100,3 |
99,0 |
103,3 |
|
Leather accessories |
0,38 |
97,3 |
98,7 |
96,8 |
|
Fuel and light |
3,68 |
97,3 |
100,2 |
96,6 |
|
Electricity and lighting |
2,40 |
98,5 |
100,0 |
97,8 |
|
Fuel |
1,28 |
95,2 |
100,7 |
94,7 |
|
Household articles |
7,44 |
98,5 |
99,6 |
98,3 |
|
Furniture |
2,89 |
99,3 |
99,5 |
99,5 |
|
Dishes and table ware |
1,40 |
97,1 |
99,9 |
96,8 |
|
Electrical household appliances |
2,00 |
99,1 |
99,8 |
99,5 |
|
Other household articles |
1,15 |
97,4 |
99,5 |
95,6 |
|
Hygiene products |
3,14 |
97,8 |
99,9 |
97,7 |
|
Medicines |
1,85 |
100,5 |
99,7 |
102,2 |
|
Products for education |
3,92 |
101,0 |
99,7 |
101,8 |
|
Products for culture |
1,76 |
101,9 |
100,0 |
108,1 |
|
Products for entertainment |
0,65 |
99,9 |
101,3 |
101,0 |
|
Transport equipment |
1,42 |
100,5 |
102,2 |
99,2 |
|
Parts of transport equipment |
0,61 |
100,3 |
100,2 |
100,4 |
|
Liquid fuels and lubricants |
7,08 |
95,5 |
103,5 |
99,7 |
|
Agricultural tools |
1,12 |
98,7 |
97,6 |
99,4 |
|
Plant pesticides and herbicides |
0,92 |
100,6 |
99,9 |
105,6 |
|
Construction material |
4,89 |
101,1 |
99,8 |
103,0 |
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|
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|
|
SERVICES1) |
21,85 |
106,5 |
101,4 |
111,5 |
|
Crafts and personal services |
5,05 |
103,1 |
101,1 |
104,6 |
|
Crafts services |
3,64 |
103,4 |
101,0 |
105,3 |
|
Personal and other services |
1,41 |
102,4 |
101,5 |
102,7 |
|
Housing and public
utilities services |
3,21 |
105,0 |
101,8 |
108,0 |
|
Financial and other services
|
0,81 |
113,1 |
107,5 |
119,6 |
|
Education and cultural services |
1,38 |
101,8 |
100,6 |
100,9 |
|
Social welfare services |
0,42 |
99,9 |
99,8 |
100,5 |
|
Transport services |
8,86 |
105,3 |
101,5 |
110,4 |
|
Postal and telecommunication |
2,02 |
125,1 |
100,0 |
153,5 |
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 - JANUARY
2002
previous
month = 100
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XII. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2002. |
100,8 |
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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 list of
products and services and adequate weights.