In May, the monthly change of the consumer price index was influenced by the price decrease in motor fuel
Goods were 2.9% and services 5.5% more expensive compared to May 2011.
Regulated prices of goods and services have risen by 9.6% and non-regulated prices by 1.9% compared to May of the previous year.
Compared to May 2011, the index was mainly influenced by housing expenditures which gave almost a half of the total increase. Of which in turn over 40% gave 15.6% more expensive heat energy. Motor fuel was 9.5% more expensive and gave less than a seventh of the total increase. Compared to May of the previous year, of food products, the prices of eggs have increased the most (51%) and the prices of potatoes have decreased the most (63%).
The change of the consumer price index compared to the same month of the previous year was below 4% last in December 2011, when it was 3.7%.
In May compared to April, the consumer price index was mainly influenced by the 5.2% price decrease of motor fuel, which covered smaller price increases in other commodity groups. The bigger changes occurred in the prices of cucumbers (down 46%) and Chinese cabbage (up 35%).
| Commodity group | May 2011 – May 2012, % | April 2012 – May 2012, % |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Clothing and footwear | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Housing | 10.3 | 0.5 |
| Household goods | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Health | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Transport | 3.8 | -2.3 |
| Communications | -7.8 | -0.1 |
| Recreation and culture | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Education | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Hotels, cafés and restaurants | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| Miscellaneous goods and services | 3.6 | -0.4 |