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