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Haiti - Economy : Index of Consumer Prices (February 2013)
20/03/2013 09:56:42

Haiti - Economy : Index of Consumer Prices (February 2013)
The level of the General Index of Consumer Prices (base 100 in August 2004), increased in February compared with the previous month, from 204.7 to 205.6, a monthly increase of 0.4% for a 7.4% yoy.

This monthly increase is the result of the upward trend in consumption functions "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+0.8%), "Clothing, Shoes and Fabrics" (+ 0.3%), "Planning, Equipment and Housing Maintenance" (+0.3%) and "Other Goods and Services" (+0.5%).

The increase in the index "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" is mainly due to the rising price of corn grain (+1.2%), wheat flour (+1.0%), the pork (+ 1.2%), goat meat (+1.1%), chicken (+0.4%), avocado (+1.3%), banana (+1.7%), the pumpkin (+1.8%) and lemon (+12.6%).

However, it should be noted the stagnating prices of rice, bread and raw sugar as well as the decline among other, of tomato prices (-2.9%), yam (-0.9%), the hareng saur (-1.3%) and wheat flour (-0.1%).

Inflationary pressures of the function "Clothing, Shoes and Fabrics" is mainly due to the increase in tissue (+0.5%), the shirt (+0.5%) and dress (+0.9%).

The rising price of the mattress (+1.2%), bed linen (+1.4%) and disinfectant (+1.3%) are at the basis of the increase in the index "Clothing, Shoes and Fabrics."

The increase in the index "Other Goods and Services" is primarily attributable to the soap (+0.7%), dry toilet (+2.0%), the body cream (+1.2%) and shows (+0.8%).

Variation of the consumer price index by Region :
Metropolitan Area (Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Pétion-Ville, carrefour and Croix-des-Bouquets) +0,5%
Remains West (Department of South-East and West, Excluding Metropolitan Area) +0,4%
North : (Department of North-East and North-West) +0,3%
South : (Department of the South, Nippes and the Grande'Anse) +1,1%
Transversale : (Department of Centre and Artibonite) +0,7%

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7928-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-january-2013.html

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