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Haiti - Economy : Inflation in September to 10.4% on an annual basis 28/10/2011 13:11:02
The consumption function "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" takes its rise in the increase in the prices of products such as : ground corn (2.3%), bread (1.9%), salt herring (4.1%), banana (1.8%) , onion (1.9%), malanga (4.3%), grapefruit (3.6%), papaya (4.3%), coffee powder (2.9%) and cocoa powder (4.2%). For its part, the growth of the index of "Rent Housing, Energy and Water" is mainly due to the rental prices of Housing and of propane which increased by 1.7% and 1.2% respectively. The upward trend observed in the "Health" takes its rise mainly in the positive variation of corrective glasses (2.6%) and fees paid to doctors (2.4%). Finally, the increase in the cost of "Leisure, Entertainment, Education and Culture" is due to higher tuition fees (1.3%), textbooks (1.9%) and school bag (4.5%). Source : Haitian Institute of Statistics and Information (IHSI) HL/ HaitiLibre
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