October 31 (SeeNews) - Serbia's October cost of living index rose by 0.5% from September and was 9.8% higher than a year earlier, the Statistics Bureau said on Wednesday.
In September, the cost of living index rose by 1.8% from August and was 8.9% higher than a year earlier.
SERBIA OCTOBER COST OF LIVING INDEX (pct change):
|
|
m/m |
y/y |
| TOTAL |
+0.5 |
+9.8 |
| Goods |
+0.5 |
+10.5 |
| Services |
+0.1 |
+5.3 |
| Food |
+0.5 |
+13.9 |
| Tobacco, beverages |
+1.3 |
+13.0 |
| Clothes, shoes |
+1.3 |
+3.7 |
| Housing rents |
+0.1 |
+5.7 |
| Heating, electricity |
+0.1 |
+9.3 |
| Furnishing |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
| Hygiene, health care |
+0.1 |
+8.4 |
| Education, entertainment |
0.0 |
+7.3 |
| Transport |
+0.5 |
+4.0 |
NOTE: Statistics for the U.N.-run southern Serbian province of Kosovo were unavailable.