The General Index of Consumer Prices (Base 100 in August 2004) increased during the month of July 2014, increasing to 218.9 against 217.3 in June, a 4.8% yoy up +0.7% (same monthly upward progression than last month) compared with 4.2% the previous month.

The monthly variation in the month of July was mainly due to the upward trend of the indices of consumption: "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (0.6%), "Clothing and fabrics, shoes" (+1.7%), "rent Housing, Energy and Water "(+0.8%). "Development and Maintenance of Housing" (+0.6%), "Health" (+1.6%) and "Other Goods and Services" (+1.6%).

The increase in "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" index is due to the price increases in : wheat flour (+0.7%), bread (+1.0%) of beef and pork (+3.9%) of goat meat (3.8%), chicken (+3.2%) , ham (+9.3%), fresh fish (+5.5%), the red herring (+1.9%), salt herring (+1.6%), cod (+5.2%), peanut butter (+2.0%) of giraumont (+1.3%) of the marker (+1.5%), leeks (+7.3%), eggplant (+1.7%), onion (+1.1%) tomato (+2.2%), yams (+2.4%), sweet potato (+1.6%) and potato (+0.7%), orange (+1.7%) of chadèque the (+0.7%) and cigarettes (+3.8%).

Note that the increase in "Clothing and Textiles, Footwear" index was attributable in particular to rising prices in such products: tissues (+1.2%), costume, universal jacket (+1.9%), shirt (+2.9%), t-short man (+2.5%), pants for men (+2.0%), shirt (+1.4 %), dress (+0.9%), Minor (+1.1%), t-short women (+2.8%), tailoring (+1.5%), socks (+0.8%) and tennis shoes (+2.1% ) and sandals (+2.0%).

The increase in "Rent Housing, Energy and Water" index is related specifically to the function rent housing (+0.7%) and charcoal (+1.7%).

The increase in the "Maintenance Planning and Housing" index is particularly related to rising price in : living room furniture (+0.8%), dining room (+0.7%), bed (+0.7%), lap (+1.4%), refrigerator (+1.2%), disinfectant (+2.0%), staff salaries (+0.9%) and dry cleaning (+1.8%).

Inflationary pressures in the "Health" index is mainly due to prescription glasses (+1.5%), fees paid to physicians (+2.0%), the laboratory analysis, X-ray (+2.6%) and hospital costs (+2.1%).

Finally, the products that contributed most to the increase in the index "Other Goods and Services" are: toothpaste (+0.7%), shampoo (+2.0%), perfume and eau de toilette (+1.7%), powder toilet (+3.6%), a body cream (+1.5%), spa treatments (+1.1%) and shows (+6.6%).

Situation in figures by function for the whole country (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 4.0%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 9.5%

Rent housing, energy and water : 5.9%

Development and maintenance of housing : 4.5%

Health : 10.6%

Transport : 1.3%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 4.8%

Other goods and services : 9.3%

Situation in Figures local products (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 4.6%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 7.3%

Rent housing, energy and water : 6.0%

Development and maintenance of housing : 4.1%

Health : 11.1%

Transport : 0.9%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 3.8%

Other goods and services : 3.5%

Situation in Figures imported products (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 1.8%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 10.2%

Rent housing, energy and water : 0.2%

Development and maintenance of housing : 6.4%

Health : 5.5%

Transport : 2.2%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 13.9%

Other goods and services : 10.7%

General Price Index by Region (Variation on a month) :

Metropolitan Area: +0.8% (Includes Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Petion-Ville, Carrefour and Croix des Bouquets.)

Rest West: +0.7% (includes departments SouthEast and West excluding the Metropolitan Area)

North: +0.7% (including the departments of North, Northeastern and Northwest)

South: +0.7% (including departments of South Grand Anse and Nippes)

Transversal: +0.8% (including departments of Centre and Artibonite)

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11639-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-june-2014.html

HL/ HaitiLibre