October 19 (SeeNews) - Montenegro's September consumer price inflation rose by 6.5% on the year and was 2.1% higher month-on-month, the country's Statistics Office said on Friday.
The consumer price index rose by a cumulative 2.9% in the first nine months of 2007.
MONTENEGRO SEPTEMBER CPI INDEX (pct change):
|
|
m/m |
y/y |
| TOTAL |
+2.1 |
+6.5 |
| Food |
+2.1 |
+6.1 |
| Tobacco, beverages |
0.0 |
+0.5 |
| Clothes, shoes |
+0.1 |
+2.3 |
| Housing rents |
0.0 |
+3.8 |
| Heating, electricity |
0.0 |
+25.4 |
| Furniture |
0.0 |
+1.6 |
| Hygiene, health care |
+0.1 |
+0.9 |
| Entertainment |
+2.6 |
+3.1 |
| Transport |
+9.9 |
+10.1 |
| Goods |
+1.3 |
+5.9 |
| Services |
+9.7 |
+12.4 |
The Montenegrin government targets a 3.0% inflation for 2007.