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In comparison with the previous month, the total
retail prices (including seasonal products) increased in August 2003 by 0.1%.
As compared to August 2002, retail prices increased by 1.7% and in comparison
with December 2002 by 1.0%. In
August, as compared to July 2003, the retail prices of goods increased by
0.2% while prices of services remained unchanged. The prices of agricultural products with seasonal
products decreased by 4.6% and those without seasonal products by 2.3%. The prices of industrial products increased by
0.3% at the average, within which the prices of beverages (alcoholic and
non-alcoholic) increased by 0.8%, the prices of industrial food products
increased by 0.4% and the prices of non-food industrial products increased by
0.3%. At the same time, the prices of tobacco remained unchanged, as compared
to July 2003. As
compared to July 2003, the prices of services remained unchanged at the
average. Within the prices of services, the only increase was shown in the
prices of craft services and in the prices of social welfare services, 0.2%. |
1. RETAIL PRICE INDICES,
AUGUST2003
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VIII. 2003. |
I.-VIII. 2003. |
VIII. 2003. |
I.-VIII. 2003. |
VIII. 2003. |
VIII. 2003. |
I.-VIII. 2003. |
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TOTAL - INCLUDING SEASONAL PRODUCTS |
101,4 |
101,2 |
101,0 |
100,8 |
100,1 |
101,7 |
101,4 |
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TOTAL
- WITHOUT SEASONAL PRODUCTS |
101,7 |
101,3 |
101,3 |
100,9 |
100,1 |
101,8 |
101,5 |
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Goods |
101,0 |
101,0 |
100,6 |
100,6 |
100,2 |
101,4 |
101,1 |
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Goods
without electricity |
100,9 |
100,9 |
100,6 |
100,6 |
100,2 |
101,3 |
101,0 |
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Food
products including seasonal products |
101,7 |
101,1 |
102,3 |
101,7 |
99,7 |
102,6 |
100,5 |
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Food
products excluding seasonal products |
103,1 |
101,3 |
104,1 |
102,3 |
100,0 |
103,1 |
100,7 |
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Agricultural
products including seasonal products |
112,5 |
111,5 |
118,3 |
117,2 |
95,4 |
123,8 |
106,0 |
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Agricultural
products excluding seasonal products |
122,9 |
112,6 |
134,6 |
123,3 |
97,7 |
123,9 |
107,0 |
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Industrial
products - total |
100,6 |
100,7 |
100,0 |
100,1 |
100,3 |
100,8 |
101,0 |
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Industrial
food products |
100,4 |
99,8 |
100,4 |
99,8 |
100,4 |
100,2 |
99,9 |
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Non-food
industrial products |
100,4 |
100,8 |
99,7 |
100,1 |
100,3 |
100,7 |
101,2 |
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Beverages
(alcoholic and non-alcoholic) |
103,4 |
102,1 |
102,4 |
101,1 |
100,8 |
103,0 |
102,4 |
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Tobacco |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
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Services |
102,8 |
101,9 |
102,2 |
101,3 |
100,0 |
102,6 |
102,4 |
2. RETAIL PRICE INDICES BY
GROUPS AND SUBGROUPS, AUGUST 2003
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Weights (%) |
VIII. 2003. |
I.-VIII. 2003. |
VIII. 2003. |
I.-VIII. 2003. |
VIII. 2003. |
VIII. 2003. |
I.-VIII. 2003. |
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TOTAL
INDEX |
100,00 |
101,4 |
101,2 |
101,0 |
100,8 |
100,1 |
101,7 |
101,4 |
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GOODS1) |
74,51 |
101,0 |
101,0 |
100,6 |
100,6 |
100,2 |
101,4 |
101,1 |
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Food |
20,29 |
101,7 |
101,1 |
102,3 |
101,7 |
99,7 |
102,6 |
100,5 |
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Agricultural products – total |
2,18 |
112,5 |
111,5 |
118,3 |
117,2 |
95,4 |
123,8 |
106,0 |
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Fresh vegetables – total |
0,88 |
122,9 |
123,3 |
129,2 |
129,5 |
92,5 |
159,2 |
113,9 |
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Fresh fruit – total |
0,69 |
104,9 |
102,8 |
118,5 |
116,1 |
93,6 |
107,3 |
97,4 |
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Eggs |
0,20 |
92,6 |
96,5 |
91,9 |
95,7 |
100,0 |
97,2 |
96,0 |
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Fresh fish |
0,41 |
114,3 |
109,4 |
108,6 |
103,9 |
105,3 |
100,4 |
110,8 |
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Industrial
products - total |
72,31 |
100,6 |
100,7 |
100,0 |
100,1 |
100,3 |
100,8 |
101,0 |
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Industrial food products |
18,09 |
100,4 |
99,8 |
100,4 |
99,8 |
100,4 |
100,2 |
99,9 |
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Cereal products |
4,11 |
101,2 |
100,5 |
101,0 |
100,3 |
100,5 |
101,5 |
100,5 |
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Processed and canned |
0,47 |
100,2 |
99,8 |
100,1 |
99,7 |
100,4 |
99,6 |
99,8 |
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Processed and canned fruit |
0,58 |
103,1 |
102,4 |
102,0 |
101,3 |
99,6 |
103,2 |
102,7 |
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Fresh meat |
3,93 |
97,3 |
96,9 |
97,4 |
97,0 |
100,4 |
95,9 |
97,3 |
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Processed
and canned meat |
2,98 |
100,9 |
100,4 |
100,5 |
100,0 |
100,6 |
101,1 |
100,5 |
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Milk, fresh and processed |
2,07 |
101,0 |
100,1 |
101,5 |
100,6 |
100,4 |
101,5 |
99,8 |
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Fats |
0,62 |
102,3 |
101,8 |
101,3 |
100,8 |
100,2 |
102,0 |
102,3 |
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Other food products |
3,07 |
101,6 |
101,0 |
101,9 |
101,3 |
99,9 |
101,6 |
100,9 |
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Beverages |
4,09 |
103,4 |
102,1 |
102,4 |
101,1 |
100,8 |
103,0 |
102,4 |
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Tobacco |
4,69 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
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Non-food
industrial products |
45,44 |
100,4 |
100,8 |
99,7 |
100,1 |
100,3 |
100,7 |
101,2 |
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Textile products |
9,52 |
97,4 |
99,5 |
95,1 |
97,2 |
98,8 |
98,3 |
100,3 |
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Textile fibres and fabrics |
1,32 |
100,4 |
100,7 |
100,2 |
100,5 |
99,5 |
100,7 |
100,7 |
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Finished textile products |
8,20 |
96,8 |
99,4 |
94,2 |
96,7 |
98,5 |
97,8 |
100,3 |
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Woven clothing |
4,49 |
95,5 |
99,0 |
91,1 |
94,4 |
98,3 |
96,9 |
100,6 |
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Knitted clothing |
0,63 |
97,9 |
98,0 |
96,3 |
96,4 |
99,2 |
99,2 |
98,6 |
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Hosiery |
0,51 |
99,1 |
99,3 |
99,5 |
99,7 |
99,9 |
99,5 |
99,1 |
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Underwear |
1,76 |
99,6 |
101,6 |
98,4 |
100,4 |
98,8 |
99,7 |
102,0 |
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Household textile products |
0,66 |
96,7 |
98,6 |
97,1 |
99,0 |
99,1 |
97,9 |
98,2 |
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Floor coverings |
0,15 |
99,2 |
99,5 |
100,5 |
100,8 |
98,2 |
100,4 |
98,8 |
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Footwear |
2,07 |
96,2 |
100,9 |
93,7 |
98,3 |
96,8 |
97,3 |
101,6 |
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Leather accessories |
0,37 |
100,0 |
101,1 |
98,9 |
100,0 |
99,8 |
99,9 |
101,3 |
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Fuel and light |
3,56 |
101,4 |
102,3 |
99,8 |
100,6 |
100,3 |
102,7 |
103,2 |
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Electricity and lighting |
2,36 |
101,7 |
102,3 |
99,1 |
99,7 |
99,6 |
103,1 |
103,6 |
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Fuel |
1,20 |
101,3 |
102,7 |
101,1 |
102,5 |
101,6 |
102,4 |
103,0 |
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Household articles |
7,75 |
98,9 |
98,8 |
99,4 |
99,3 |
99,9 |
99,6 |
98,5 |
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Furniture |
2,94 |
98,1 |
98,2 |
99,1 |
99,2 |
100,3 |
98,3 |
97,9 |
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Dishes and table ware |
1,37 |
100,7 |
99,4 |
102,1 |
100,8 |
99,8 |
102,1 |
98,8 |
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Electrical household appliances |
2,61 |
97,5 |
98,5 |
97,7 |
98,7 |
99,7 |
98,1 |
98,4 |
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Other household articles |
0,83 |
103,0 |
100,3 |
101,8 |
99,2 |
100,0 |
104,3 |
100,3 |
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Hygiene
products |
3,40 |
101,0 |
100,6 |
100,6 |
100,2 |
100,2 |
102,0 |
100,7 |
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Medicines |
1,96 |
111,9 |
107,5 |
108,6 |
104,3 |
100,2 |
108,6 |
109,1 |
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Products for education |
3,97 |
101,0 |
101,4 |
99,5 |
99,9 |
99,9 |
101,8 |
102,1 |
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Products for culture |
1,77 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
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Products for entertainment |
0,76 |
103,0 |
102,1 |
103,1 |
102,2 |
99,8 |
103,7 |
101,8 |
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Transport equipment |
1,55 |
104,4 |
104,0 |
104,0 |
103,6 |
99,3 |
104,2 |
104,5 |
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Parts of transport equipment |
0,68 |
100,9 |
100,1 |
101,5 |
100,7 |
100,1 |
101,4 |
99,8 |
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Liquid fuels and lubricants |
6,93 |
101,6 |
101,2 |
103,3 |
102,9 |
104,4 |
100,5 |
101,2 |
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Products for house and garden |
1,15 |
99,8 |
99,9 |
101,2 |
101,3 |
100,1 |
101,5 |
99,1 |
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SERVICES1) |
25,49 |
102,8 |
101,9 |
102,2 |
101,3 |
100,0 |
102,6 |
102,4 |
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Crafts and other services |
5,54 |
101,8 |
101,3 |
101,2 |
100,7 |
100,1 |
101,9 |
101,6 |
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Crafts services |
3,87 |
102,2 |
101,7 |
101,4 |
100,9 |
100,2 |
102,4 |
102,0 |
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Personal and other services |
1,67 |
101,1 |
100,7 |
100,9 |
100,5 |
100,0 |
101,0 |
100,8 |
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Housing
and public utilities services |
3,92 |
103,2 |
103,2 |
100,8 |
100,8 |
100,0 |
101,1 |
104,5 |
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Financial and other services |
1,25 |
101,4 |
100,4 |
101,4 |
100,4 |
100,0 |
101,4 |
100,4 |
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Education and cultural services |
1,68 |
103,9 |
103,1 |
102,3 |
101,5 |
100,0 |
104,6 |
103,5 |
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Social welfare services |
0,55 |
100,9 |
100,6 |
100,9 |
100,6 |
100,2 |
100,6 |
100,6 |
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Transport services, postal and |
12,43 |
103,2 |
101,8 |
103,2 |
101,8 |
100,0 |
103,4 |
102,2 |
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 1998 – AUGUST
2003
Previous month = 100
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I. |
II. |
III. |
IV. |
V. |
VI. |
VII. |
VIII. |
IX. |
X. |
XI. |
XII. |
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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 |
100,1 |
100,4 |
100,4 |
100,2 |
100,1 |
99,6 |
99,9 |
100,5 |
100,5 |
99,7 |
100,1 |
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2003. |
100,4 |
100,2 |
100,4 |
99,6 |
100,2 |
100,1 |
100,0 |
100,1 |
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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.