December 9 (SeeNews) - Albania's November consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4% month-on-month, after increasing at the same rate in October, the National Statistics Office, INSTAT, said on Wednesday.
On an annual basis, consumer price inflation was 2.8% in November, compared to 2.3% in October, INSTAT said in a monthly report.
Albania's CPI reached 104.1 points in November compared to its base of 100 points in December 2007. In November 2008 consumer prices fell by 0.1% on the month but were 2.6% higher on the year.
Albania's November CPI (percentage change):
|
M/M |
Y/Y |
TOTAL |
+0.4 |
+2.8 |
Food+Drinks |
+0.8 |
+5.4 |
Spirits+Tobacco |
+1.0 |
+5.0 |
Clothing+Shoes |
+0.1 |
-1.0 |
Rents+Energy+Water |
+0.1 |
+0.9 |
Furnishings+Household Equipment |
0.0 |
+0.7 |
Healthcare |
+0.2 |
+2.5 |
Transport |
+0.6 |
+0.9 |
Communications |
0.0 |
+0.3 |
Culture+Entertainment |
-0.1 |
+1.1 |
Education |
+1.0 |
+4.7 |
Hotels+Cafes+Restaurants |
+0.1 |
+1.2 |
Other |
0.0 |
+0.4 |
NOTE: Albania targets an average annual inflation rate of 3.0% in 2009. In 2008 Albania’s average inflation accelerated to 3.4% from 2.9% in 2007.