October 18 (SeeNews) - The consumer price index (CPI) of the U.N.-administered Serbian province of Kosovo edged up 0.1% month-on-month in September and was 6.7% higher on the year, Kosovo's statistics office said on Thursday.
In August, consumer prices in Kosovo were 4.7% higher than in July and 6.6% higher on the year, the office said in its monthly report.
Monthly consumer price inflation in the province in September 2006 was unchanged on a monthly basis and was 2.0% higher than a year earlier.
Kosovo September Consumer Price Index (pct change):
|
|
Y/Y |
M/M |
| TOTAL |
+6.7 |
+0.1 |
| Food+Drink |
+13.5 |
0.0 |
| Spirits+Tobacco |
+2.0 |
+0.1 |
| Clothing+Shoes |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
| Rents+Energy+Water |
+0.2 |
+1.0 |
| Furnishings+Household Equipment |
+0.8 |
-0.1 |
| Health Care |
+1.5 |
0.0 |
| Transport |
-0.4 |
+0.2 |
| Communications |
-6.2 |
0.0 |
| Culture+Entertainment |
+1.2 |
+0.1 |
| Education |
+0.6 |
0.0 |
| Hotels+Cafes+Restaurants |
+3.9 |
0.0 |
| Other |
+0.1 |
0.0 |
Legally still part of Serbia, Kosovo has been under U.N. administration since 1999 following NATO bombings that expelled Serb forces to end what Western powers said was repression of civilians in fighting an ethnic Albanian rebel insurgency. Ethnic Albanians who outnumber Serbs and other nationalities in the province by nine to one, are seeking independence, while Belgrade says Kosovo is an indivisible part of Serbia.
Kosovo's status is expected to be determined later this year.