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On Price Changes in March 2011

 

As compared with February 2011, consumer price index for goods and services was 101,9% in March 2011, and 106,1% as compared with December 2010.

As compared with February 2011, industrial producer price index was 102,6% in March 2011, of which for investment goods – 101,5%, for intermediate goods – 103,4%, for consumer goods – 101,6%.

 

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 (as percent)

 

March 2011

Q1 2011 to
Q1 2010

February 2011

December 2010

March 2010

Consumer price index

101,9

106,1

113,9

112,5

Industrial producer price index

102,6

107,8

122,1

121,6

Price index for building and assembly works 1)

100,2

98,1

115,0

117,1

Freight tariff index

101,6

106,3

84,1

109,3

Tariff index for communication services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

100,0

99,6

102,0

101,4

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1) According to the data from the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus

As compared with February 2011, price index for food goods was 101,7% in March 2011, and 106,1% as compared with December 2010.

 

 

Price indices for basic groups of food goods

(as percent)

 

March 2011

Q1 2011 to
Q1 2010

 

 

February 2011

December 2010

March 2010

Total food goods

101,7

106,1

117,4

116,2

Food stuffs

101,8

106,4

118,5

117,0

of which:

 

 

 

 

Meat and poultry

101,7

105,4

114,8

113,1

Sausages and smoked products

101,6

105,3

115,0

113,5

Fish and edible sea products (including herring)

101,7

105,9

111,3

109,1

Canned fish

101,2

103,3

111,8

110,6

Milk and milk products

102,0

106,1

120,4

118,4

Cheese

102,5

107,8

125,1

122,8

Animal oil

102,2

107,9

140,9

138,6

Vegetable oil

101,7

105,5

138,0

139,1

Eggs

101,0

103,3

113,9

114,4

Bread and bakery products

101,9

102,8

106,5

105,3

Wheat flour

100,9

102,9

103,1

102,4

Pasta products

101,1

102,7

113,1

108,8

Cereals

103,9

117,6

163,0

154,1

Sugar

100,0

120,9

126,9

129,2

Confectionery

102,6

105,6

119,2

118,0

Tea

102,0

103,5

110,0

109,3

Potatoes

108,4

126,8

179,5

173,0

Fruits

103,1

111,9

126,1

126,3

Vegetables

95,3

106,4

122,4

123,3

Alcoholic beverages

100,8

104,4

113,2

113,1

Tobacco products

100,0

105,7

105,8

105,6

As compared with February 2011, price index for non-food goods was 103% in March 2011, and 103,6% as compared with December 2010.

Price indices for main groups of non-food goods

(as percent)

 

March 2011

Q1 2011 to
Q1 2010

February 2011

December 2010

March 2010

Total non-food goods

103,0

103,6

107,8

106,8

of which:

 

 

 

 

Fabrics

102,8

105,7

112,2

110,1

Apparel

101,0

101,6

105,3

105,0

Footwear

100,2

98,7

102,1

101,9

Perfumery and beauty products

100,5

101,5

105,9

106,0

Furniture

100,9

103,0

109,3

108,6

Carpets and carpet articles

100,7

102,0

102,9

102,0

Tableware

101,0

102,4

106,8

106,4

Clocks and watches

100,8

101,9

103,9

103,2

Household electric appliance

100,6

100,9

104,6

104,6

Writing materials

101,4

103,1

115,2

115,2

Medicines

100,8

99,3

104,6

107,3

Petrol

123,2

123,2

131,6

120,5

 

As compared with February 2011, price and tariff index for paid services was 100,9% in March 2011, and 109,8% as compared with December 2010.

 

Price and tariff indices for paid services provided to population,
including payment of services of housing and utilities

(as percent)

 

March 2011

Q1 2011 to
Q1 2010

February 2011

December 2010

March 2010

Total paid services provided to population

100,9

109,8

114,2

112,1

of which:

 

 

 

 

Personal

102,2

105,0

113,7

113,3

Housing and utilities

100,0

117,8

119,5

113,6

of which:

 

 

 

 

Electricity

100,0

112,0

112,0

108,0

Gas

100,0

171,0

171,0

147,3

Water supply

100,0

106,1

106,8

104,8

Heating

100,0

101,9

108,8

108,8

Housing maintenance

100,0

104,4

104,4

102,9

Passenger transport

102,5

103,9

110,9

114,5

of which:

 

 

 

 

Urban

102,8

102,8

102,8

111,7

Air

104,5

110,5

110,5

107,0

Motor road

 

 

 

 

Local

100,0

100,0

115,4

115,4

Intercity

100,0

100,0

114,2

114,2

Railway

 

 

 

 

International

104,5

109,0

133,8

130,3

Intercity (excluding local)

100,0

100,0

119,2

119,3

Local

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

Communications

100,5

97,5

98,7

98,4

Pre-school institutions

100,0

134,9

134,9

123,6

Higher education

100,8

119,6

135,1

133,3

Medicine

100,4

101,5

102,5

102,5

Culture

101,7

109,0

117,0

115,5

of which:

 

 

 

 

Cinema and video clubs

101,0

107,2

111,4

112,9

Theatres

102,1

115,7

143,6

137,7

Concert halls

102,3

113,6

120,0

116,6

Sanatorium and health improvement

101,4

107,0

124,1

122,9

Tourism

103,6

108,1

107,7

106,3

 

As compared with January 2011, agricultural producer price index was 102,3% in February 2011.