In July 2017, the General Consumer Price Index (base 100 in August 2004) down to 312.4 in July compared with 309.3 the previous month, reflecting a very slight slowdown in inflation that shows in July a monthly growth of 1% (+ 1.1% in June) for an annualized inflation rate of 15.6% (15.8% in June).

The monthly increase in inflation is mainly the result of the behavior of consumption functions: "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+ 1%), "Clothing, fabrics, shoes" (+ 1.9%), And Water "(+ 1.2%) and" Accommodation Equipment and Maintenance "(+ 0.8%).

The positive change in the index "Food, Beverages and Tobacco", which represents over 50% of the household budget is the rersult among other of the increase of : millet (+ 2.1%), cornflakes (+ 1.4%), beef (+ 2.4%), pork (+ 2.3%), (+2.4%), chicken (+ 1.2%), fresh fish (+ 2.1%), herring (+ 1.5%), salt herring (+ 1.3% ), Cod (+ 1.5%), coconut (+ 2%), avocado (+ 1.2%), bananas (+ 1.5%), giraumon + 1.5%), mirliton, pumpkin (+ 1.8%), eggplant (+ 1.6%), tomato (+ 1.6%), yam 6%), malanga (+ 1.6%), potato (+ 1.6%), potato (+ 2.2%), orange (+ 1.5%), Of the chadque (+ 1.5%) and lemon (+ 1.7%).

The rise in the index "Clothing, Textiles and Shoes" is related particularly to prices of tissues (+ 2.2%), the costume, universal jacket (+ 1.2%), shirts (+ 3.1%) , the man t-shirt (+ 1.6%), the shirt (+ 2.4%), the dress (+ 1.9%) and shoes (+ 2.4%).

The increase in the "Rent of Housing, Energy and Water" index was mainly due to the upward rent housing (+ 1.8%) propane (+ 1.3%) and charcoal (+ 0.8%).

Finally, the upward trend observed in the "Accommodation, Equipment and Maintenance" index is related to the price of living room furniture (+ 1.1%), the dining room (+0.8 %), bed (0.9%), mattress (+ 1.2%), bed linen (+ 2.3%), towels (+ 2.1%), insecticide (+ 2.4%) and disinfectant (+ 2.1%).

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

Food, beverages and tobacco : 14.7%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 21.2%

Rent housing, energy and water : 22.3%

Development and maintenance of housing : 12.9%

Health : 7.5%

Transport : 6.9%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 16.2%

Other goods and services : 17.5%

Situation in Figures local products (yoy) : :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 15.0%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 9.3%

Rent housing, energy and water : 24.9%

Development and maintenance of housing : 19.6%

Health : 14.3%

Transport : 6.8%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 16.9%

Other goods and services : 2.9%

Situation in figures of imported products (YoY) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 11.9%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 21.1%

Rent housing, energy and water : 19.9%

Development and maintenance of housing : 21.2%

Health : 3.7%

Transport : 15.4%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 20.3%

Other goods and services : 15.3%

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

Metropolitan area (+ 1.0%)

Rest North (+ 0.8%) (includes the departments of South-East and West)

North (+ 0.9%), (including departments of the North, Northeast and Northwest)

South (+ 1.1%) (including South departments of Grand'Anse and Nippes)

Transversal (+ 1.0%), (including the departments of Centre and Artibonite)

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21608-haiti-economy-inflation-at-the-threshold-of-16.html

HL/ HaitiLibre