- Published: 16.01.2025.
The prices in December 2024 increased by 3.4% at the annual level
The highest increase of prices recorded in the division Restaurants and hotels, of 9.6%
In December 2024 compared to December 2023 (at the annual level), the prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by the consumer price index, increased by 3.4% on average, while, compared to November 2024 (at the monthly level), they increased by 0.1% on average, and on the annual average, they increased by 3.0%.Observing the main divisions of the ECOICOP classification, at the annual level, the highest increase on average in consumer prices was recorded in the following divisions: Restaurants and hotels, of 9.6% (contribution to the growth of +0.49 percentage points), Miscellaneous goods and services, of 6.7% (+0.42 percentage points), Health, of 5.5% (+0.17 percentage points), Education, of 5.4% (+0.04 percentage points), Food and non-alcoholic beverages, of 5.1% (+1.35 percentage points), Recreation and culture, of 4.9% (+0.25 percentage points), Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, of 3.3% (+0.17 percentage points), and Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, of 2.8% (+0.47 percentage points). The increase in prices at the annual level was alleviated by a decrease in the prices in the division Communication, of 4.0% (contribution to the decrease of -0.21 percentage points).
In December 2024 compared to December 2023 (at the annual level), the prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices, increased by 4.5% on average. Compared to November 2024 (at the monthly level), they increased by 0.2% on average, while, on the annual average, they increased by 4.0%.
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