October 19 (SeeNews) - Kosovo's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4% on the month in September and was down by 2.7% on the year, Kosovo's Statistics Office said.
In August, consumer prices in Kosovo were 0.2% lower on the month and 3.0% lower on the year, the office said in a monthly report.
In September 2008 the CPI was 0.1% higher on the month and 7.8% higher on the year.
Fruit prices fell by 3.0% on the month in September 2009, while vegetable prices went up by 11.7%.
On an annual basis, the September CPI drop was mainly due to a 25.2% fall in the prices oils and fats. Prices of bread and wheat products fell by an annual 12.5%, while prices of milk and dairy products fell by 8.2%.
The average annual inflation for last year is estimated at 9.4%.
Kosovo September consumer price index (pct change):
|
M/M |
Y/Y |
TOTAL |
+0.4 |
-2.7 |
Food+Drinks |
+1.3 |
-3.4 |
Spirits+Tobacco |
+0.4 |
+5.0 |
Clothing+Shoes |
+0.6 |
-2.4 |
Rents+Energy+Water |
-0.4 |
+0.5 |
Furnishings+Household Equipment |
-0.5 |
+1.0 |
Health Care |
-0.2 |
-1.9 |
Transport |
-1.8 |
-13.6 |
Communications |
+0.7 |
-2.0 |
Culture+Entertainment |
-1.0 |
+0.2 |
Education |
0.0 |
+1.5 |
Hotels+Cafes+Restaurants |
0.0 |
-2.0 |
Other |
0.0 |
+0.2 |
Kosovo, where 90% of the population is ethnic Albanian, declared its secession from Serbia in February 2008, after almost nine years under the administration of the United Nations.