February 16 (SeeNews) - Kosovo’s harmonized consumer prices decreased by an annual 0.2% in January, after a 1.7% growth in the same period of 2017, the national statistical office said on Friday.
On a monthly basis, the harmonized consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.2% in January, after posing no increase a month earlier, Kosovo Agency of Statistics said in a monthly inflation report.
Kosovo's January HICP (percentage change):
|
M/M |
Y/Y |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
0.6 |
0.5 |
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco |
0.2 |
1.6 |
Clothing and footwear |
-0.5 |
-0.8 |
Rents, water, power, gas, and fuel |
-0.5 |
-4.9 |
Furniture, household and maintenance |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
Medical care |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
Transport |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
Communication |
-0.1 |
-1.3 |
Recreation and culture |
-0.6 |
-1.5 |
Education services |
0.0 |
0.8 |
Restaurants and hotels |
0.6 |
2.1 |
Different goods and services |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
Total |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
Source: Kosovo Agency of Statistics