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Haiti - Economy : Index of Consumer Prices (March 2013)
19/04/2013 10:50:13

Haiti - Economy : Index of Consumer Prices (March 2013)
The level of the General Index of Consumer Prices (base 100 in August 2004), increased in March compared to the previous month, from 205.6 to 206.8 a monthly increase of 0.6% for a 7.7% YoY.

This monthly increase is the result of the upward trend in all functions of consumption. Among the largest increases, we note those "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+ 0.8%), "Rent Housing, Energy and Water" (+ 0.6%) and "Other Goods and Services" (+0.4%).

The other consumption functions such as: Clothing, Equipment, Maintenance of the Housing, the Health and the Transport, experienced more moderate increases ranging from +0.1 to +0.2%.

The increase in function "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" is attributable to the rising of products such as rice (+0.4%), corn in grain (+1.2%), beef (+0.9%), those pork, goat and chicken (+0.7%), fresh fish (+1.5%), cod (+1.9%), avocado (+1.2%), banana (+1.3%), the giraumon (3%), dry peas (+0.6%), cabbage (+1.8%), the fungus (+4.3%), yam (+1.7%), potatoes (+1.2%), potato land (+2.9%) and lemon (+12.0%).

The increase in "Rent Housing, Energy and Water" function comes exclusively from the price increase in Rent housing (+1.4%).

The upward trend observed in the index "Other Goods and Services" is dur to the price fluctuations of shampoo (+0.8%), perfume, eau de toilette (0.4%), dry toilet (+1.9%) and body cream (+0.5%).

Situation in figures (YoY) :
General Index average annual 7.7%
Food, beverages and tobacco: 8.8%
Clothing and textiles, footwear 7.5%
Rent housing, energy and water: 7.8%
Equipment and maintenance of housing: 4.9%
Health: 6.3%
Transport: 3.4%
Recreation, entertainment, education and culture: 9.6%
Other goods and services: 4.8%

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8147-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-february-2013.html

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