The September CPI was 0.2 % lower than a month earlier, the statistics office said in a statement.
In September 2007, the index was 0.9 % up month-on-month and 3.6 % higher on the year.
The value of the consumer basket for food and beverages for a household of four, calculated on the basis of retail prices, was 11,900 denars ($274/193.7 euro) in September, down by 0.5% from the previous month.
Macedonia's September CPI (pct change):
m/m | y/y | |
TOTAL | -0.2 | +7.1 |
Food | +0.1 | +11.8 |
Tobacco and beverages | +0.1 | +4.3 |
Clothing and footwear | -0.2 | +1.1 |
Housing | +0.5 | +7.7 |
Hygiene and health | +0.7 | +1.3 |
Culture and entertainment | +1 | +0.4 |
Transport and communications | -2.8 | +2.8 |
Hotels, restaurants, | 0 | +11.2 |
Goods | 0 | +7.4 |
Services | -0.8 | +6 |
(1 euro = 61.4412 Macedonian denars)