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Haiti - Economy : Monthly inflation up + 1.3% 30/06/2018 09:32:15 This monthly increase of + 1.3% is mainly the result of the behavior of consumption indices: "Food, drinks and tobacco" (+ 1.3%), "Clothing and fabrics, shoes" (+ 1.6%), "Development housing equipment and maintenance "(+ 1.3%) and" Health "(+ 1.7%). The upward change in the "Food, Beverage and Tobacco" index, which accounts for more than 50% of the household budget, stems, among other things, from the increase in rice prices (+ 1.9%) and average meat consumption ( + 1.8%), chicken (+ 1.3%), fresh fish (+ 2.7%), herring (+ 2.7%), peanut butter (+ 1.4%) ), coconut (+ 1.9%), banana (+ 1.4%), lilies, pumpkin (+ 1.8%), leek (+ 1.5%), cabbage (+ 1.5%), onion (+ 1.5%), yams (+ 1.7%), malanga (+ 1.6%) and potatoes (+1.8 %). The rise in the "Apparel and Fabrics, Footwear" index comes from the variation in product prices such as: fabric (+ 2.6%), shirt (+ 1.6%), men's T-shirt (+ 1.6%), trousers for men (+ 2.1%), dress (+ 1.5%) and clothing (+ 1.9%). The increase in the "Accommodation, Equipment and Maintenance" index comes mainly from the increase in living room furniture (+ 1.4%), curtains (+ 1.6%), insecticide (+2, 4%), laundry soap (+ 1.5%), disinfectant (+ 1.5%), wages of domestic staff (+ 1.3%) and dry cleaning (+ 1.3%). Finally, the increase in the "Health" index is attributable to the increase in prices of medicines (+ 1.1%), fees paid to doctors (+ 2%), laboratory analysis, radiography (+ 1.2%) and hospitalization costs (+ 1.9%). Situation in figures by function for the whole country (yoy) : Food, beverages and tobacco : 13.5% Apparel and textiles, footwear : 16.0% Rent housing, energy and water : 13.2% Development and maintenance of housing : 11.9% Health : 18.8% Transport : 3.3% Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 13.9% Other goods and services : 8.8% Situation in Figures local products (yoy) : Food, beverages and tobacco : 14.1% Apparel and textiles, footwear : 1915% Rent housing, energy and water : 13.9% Development and maintenance of housing : 11.4% Health : 18.2% Transport : 3.2% Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 13.7% Other goods and services : 5.2% Situation in figures of imported products (YoY) : Food, beverages and tobacco : 8.3% Apparel and textiles, footwear : 15.3% Rent housing, energy and water : 2.9% Development and maintenance of housing : 9.5% Health : 10.4% Transport : 2.2% Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 14.4% Other goods and services : 8.5% General Price Index by Region (Variation on a month) : Metropolitan area (+ 1.3%) Rest North (+ 1.2%) (includes the departments of South-East and West) North (+ 1.2%), (including departments of the North, Northeast and Northwest) South (+ 1.3%) (including South departments of Grand'Anse and Nippes) Transversal (+ 1.3%), (including the departments of Centre and Artibonite) See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24513-haiti-economy-monthly-inflation-up-+12-april.html HL/ HaitiLibre
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