 |
Consumer prices increase by 2.3% in just one month
By MaltaMedia News
May 15, 2008 - 12:50:46 PM
|
|
In April 2008, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices increased by 2.3% over the previous month, the National Statistics Office said.
This primarily reflected an increase of 10.9% in the Restaurants and Hotels Index, mainly due to seasonal price rises in hotel rates. The Education Index registered an increase of 3.2%, due to higher school and private tuition fees.
Seasonal price rises in respect of garments underlay an increase of 2.8% in the Clothing and Footwear Index. The Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels Index went up by 1.2%, mainly on account of higher prices for services related to the maintenance and repair of dwellings.
Higher prices of package holidays caused the Recreation and Culture Index to increase by 0.7 per cent. An increase in the prices of diesel and kerosene caused the Transport Index to shift up by 0.6%.
A 0.2% increase in the Furniture, Household Equipment & Routine Maintenance of the House Index was brought about by higher prices of household textiles and appliances. Likewise, price rises in dwelling accessories brought about an increase of 0.1% in the Miscellaneous Goods and Services Index.
The Health Index decreased by 0.8% due to price reductions in hospital services.
The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Index dropped by 0.7%, mainly on account of lower-priced vegetables.
In April, the twelve-month moving average rate of inflation stood at 1.9%, whereas the annual rate stood at 4.1%.
© Copyright 2008 by MaltaMedia.com
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Top of Page
|
|
|
Latest update:
May 17, 2008 - 8:28:34 PM CET
|
