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Haiti - Economy: +0.9% inflation in January 2018 26/02/2018 08:14:00
The monthly rise in inflation of + 0.9% is mainly the result of the behavior of consumption functions: "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+ 1.0%), "Rent of Housing, Energy and Water" (+ 1.0%), "Development, Equipment and Maintenance of Housing" (+ 1.2%) and "Health" (+ 1.0%). The positive change in the "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" index, which accounts for more than 50% of the household budget, comes from, among other things, from the rise in prices: cornflakes (+ 1.2%), mirliton, pumpkins (+ 1.9%) , onions (+ 1.4%), meat on average (+ 1.7%), herring on average (+ 1.5%), coconut (+ 2.8%), banana (+ 1.8%), giraumon (+ 2.0%), eggplant (+ 2.3%), potatoes (+ 1.4%), carrots (+ 2.0%), malanga (+ 1.6%), cassava (+ 1.5%), potatoes (+ 1.4%), chadec (+ 1.8%), lemon (+ 1.3%) and cocoa powder (+ 1.4%). The rise in the "Housing Rent, Energy and Water" index comes from the change in the prices of rent for housing (+ 1.9%), propane gas (+ 0.3%) and candle wax (+ 0.3%). The increase in the "Accommodation, Equipment and Maintenance" index is due to: dining room (+ 1.0%), insecticide (+ 1.6%), disinfectant (+2.0), domestic staff salary (+ 2.1%) and other services (+ 10.6%). Finally, the increase in the "Health" index is attributable to price increases: corrective eyewear (+ 0.6%), hospitalization costs (+ 0.6%) and physician fees (+1.4%). Situation in figures by function for the whole country (yoy) : Food, beverages and tobacco : 13.2% Apparel and textiles, footwear : 18.4% Rent housing, energy and water : 17.2% Development and maintenance of housing : 10.6% Health : 17.3% Transport : 6.6% Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 10.9% Other goods and services : 9.6% Situation in Figures local products (yoy) : Food, beverages and tobacco : 14.3% Apparel and textiles, footwear : 16.7% Rent housing, energy and water : 16.1% Development and maintenance of housing : 11.8% Health : 17.7% Transport : 4.4% Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 11.7% Other goods and services : 3.2% Situation in figures of imported products (YoY) : Food, beverages and tobacco : 8.3% Apparel and textiles, footwear : 17.8% Rent housing, energy and water : 19.0% Development and maintenance of housing : 11.0% Health : 8.1% Transport : 12.0% Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 9.6% Other goods and services : 8.9% General Price Index by Region (Variation on a month) : Metropolitan area (+ 0.9%) Rest North (+ 0.9%) (includes the departments of South-East and West) North (+ 0.8%), (including departments of the North, Northeast and Northwest) South (+ 1 .0%) (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-23428-haiti-economy-+08-inflation-in-december-2017.html HL/ HaitiLibre
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