In April, the consumer price index was mainly influenced by electricity and heat energy

Goods were 0.7% more expensive and services 0.6% cheaper compared to April 2013.

Regulated prices of goods and services have decreased by 0.8% and non-regulated prices have risen by 0.5% compared to April of the previous year.

Compared to April 2013, the consumer price index was mainly influenced by the sub-group electricity, heat energy and fuels – the electricity that arrived at homes was 7.4% cheaper and heat energy was 4.4% cheaper. Compared to April of the previous year, 3.5% more expensive alcoholic beverages, 6.2% more expensive tobacco and 7.5% more expensive dairy products also had a bigger impact on the index. Motor fuel was 3.4% cheaper than in the same month last year. Compared to April 2013, of food products, the prices of cheese have increased the most (11%) and the prices of sugar have decreased the most (25%).

In April compared to March, the consumer price index was also mainly influenced by electricity, heat energy and fuels – the electricity that arrived at homes was 1.5% cheaper and heat energy was 0.7% cheaper. The monthly change of the index was also influenced by 11% cheaper plane tickets and 6.4% more expensive other fruits as well as by 0.7% more expensive alcoholic beverages and tobacco and the 10% seasonal price increase of accommodation services.

Change of the consumer price index by commodity groups,
April 2014

Commodity group	April 2013 – April 2014, %	March 2014 – April 2014, %
TOTAL	0.2	0.0
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	1.2	-0.1
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	4.2	0.7
Clothing and footwear	2.2	0.6
Housing	-2.0	-0.5
Household goods	0.8	0.1
Health	2.7	-0.2
Transport	-2.0	-0.5
Communications	-5.8	-0.2
Recreation and culture	2.3	-0.2
Education	-14.6	0.0
Hotels, cafés and restaurants	5.1	1.7
Miscellaneous goods and services	2.4	0.7