The following report presents the price statistics for July 2010 At the end of July 2010 the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.1% compared to the end of June 2010. The sector which affected the CPI the most was "Recreation and culture" (0.9%), which led to an effect of 0.08 percentage points (ppts) on the ∆ CPI of July (0.1%).
Compared to July 2009 the CPI decreased by 0.1%. The largest percentage change is observed for the index of the "Clothing and footwear" sector (-6.7%). Specifically, prices of "Clothing" and "Footwear" decreased by respectively 7.1% and 3.1%. The decrease in prices of these categories caused a total effect of -0.44 ppts on the end of period inflation of July (-0.1%).
The period average inflation for the period July 2009 - July 2010 is 1.9%, which is 0.7 ppts higher compared to the period average inflation for the period July 2008 - July 2009 (1.2%).
Utilities (Water and Electricity) did not register price changes in July 2010. Gasoline and diesel prices decreased by respectively 0.5% and 1.1%, causing a total effect of -0.03 ppts on the ∆ CPI of July.
