The level of the General Index Consumer Price (base 100 in August 2004) for the month of June 2013, remained almost unchanged from 208.5 to 208.6, a slight monthly variation of +0.1% for 6.5% yoy, respectively, against +0.5% and 7.3% the previous month.

This deceleration in inflation is due to the moderate increase in almost all the functions of consumption and especially the contraction of 0.1% of the "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" function that represents more than 50% of the household budget.

The index "Clothing, Textiles and Footwear" +0.4%, "Health" +0.2% and other functions "Rent Housing, Energy and Water", "Management, equipment maintenance of housing", "Transport", "Leisure, Entertainment, Education and Culture" and "Other goods and services" increased by only +0.1%.

The increase in the index of "Clothing, Textiles and Footwear" is following the upward trend of items : Fabrics +1.4%, suit, jacket universal +1.0%, pants for men +0.6%, dress +0.5% and T-shirt for women 0.9%.

The inflation in the function "Health" is mainly due to the rising cost of prescription glasses +0.2%, doctors fees +0.5% and hospital costs +0.1%.

Finally, the decline recorded of the index "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" results primarily of negative variations in items such as: Spaghetti -0.3%, beef -1.5%, salt herring -0.8%, cod -0.9%, unsweetened evaporated milk -0.4%, banana -0.5%, giraumon -1.7%, cabbage -0.7%, lemon -7.3% and refined sugar -0.3%.

Situation in Figures of local products (YoY) :

Food, beverages and tobacco: 10.2%

Clothing and textiles, shoes: 3.6%

Rent housing, energy and water: 5.8%

Development and maintenance of housing: 5.8%

Health: 4.7%

Transportation: -0.4%

Recreation, entertainment, education and culture: 8.1%

Other goods and services Source: 1.2%

Situation in figures of imported products (YoY) :

Food, beverages and tobacco: 3.6%

Clothing and textiles, shoes: 6.0%

Rent housing, energy and water: 1.9%

Development and maintenance of housing: 2.5%

Health: 4.2%

Transport: 6.0%

Recreation, entertainment, education and culture: 10.2%

Other goods and services Source: 5.9%

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

Metropolitan Area : 0.0% (Including Port-au-Prince, of Delmas, of Pétion-Ville, of Carrefour and of the Croix des Bouquets.)

West remains : 0.0% (includes the departments of East and West excluding the Metropolitan Area)

North : +0.1% (including the departments of North, Northeast and Northwest)

South : +0.3% (including the departments of South Grande'Anse and Nippes)

Transversal : -0.1% (including the departments of Centre and the Artibonite)

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8881-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-may-2013.html

HL/ SL/ HaitiLibre