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CURRENT DATA

 

On Price Changes in August 2009

 

Compared to July 2009, consumer price index for goods and services was 99,8% in August 2009.

Compared to July 2009, industrial producer price index was 100,7% in August 2009, of which for investment goods – 100,8%, for intermediate goods – 100,9%, for consumer goods – 100,4%

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 (as percent)

 

August 2009

January-August  2009 to
January-August
2008

July 2009

December 2008

August 2008

Consumer price index

99,8

107,5

112,5

114,1

Industrial producer price index

100,7

108,1

111,0

116,9

Price index for building and assembly works 1)

100,3

102,0

108,3

114,6

Freight tariff index

100,4

122,4

135,2

143,2

Tariff index for communication services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

100,0

103,3

103,8

104,4

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

 

Compared to July 2009, price index for food goods was 99,1% in August 2009, compared to December 2008 – 105,3%.

 

Price indices for basic groups of food goods

(as percent)

 

August 2009

January-August  2009 to
January-August
2008

 

July 2009

December 2008

August 2008

Food goods
total

99,1

105,3

113,5

116,1

Food stuffs

98,6

103,8

113,6

116,9

     of which:

 

 

 

 

Meat and poultry

100,5

103,4

115,3

118,1

Sausages and smoked products

100,4

103,6

115,3

117,6

Fish and edible sea products (including herring)

99,8

111,4

116,3

120,8

Canned fish

100,1

111,9

114,9

117,0

Milk and milk products

100,1

101,6

118,0

122,1

Animal oil

100,6

104,0

111,1

114,5

Vegetable oil

99,3

88,9

70,6

77,9

Eggs

100,6

105,8

116,8

118,3

Bread and bakery products

100,3

103,1

109,8

115,6

Wheat flour

100,1

104,0

116,8

127,6

Macaroni products

99,8

103,8

108,2

117,4

Cereals

99,6

101,3

105,4

117,8

Sugar

100,0

107,9

113,3

113,4

Confectionary

100,5

107,7

115,3

116,1

Tea

101,2

128,6

130,0

128,9

Potatoes

75,0

150,2

136,1

125,0

Fruits

89,9

103,0

101,7

109,0

Vegetables

83,3

69,0

125,0

102,3

Alcoholic beverages

101,4

111,1

113,7

114,2

 

 

Compared to July 2009, price index for non-food goods was 100,5% in August 2009, compared to December 2008 – 108,3%.

 

Price indices for main groups of non-food goods

(as percent)

 

August 2009 to

January-August
2009 to
January-August
2008

July
2009

December 2008

August 2008

Non-food goods – total

100,5

108,3

109,8

110,7

of which:

 

 

 

 

Fabrics

100,2

105,4

107,7

106,8

Apparel

100,4

104,5

107,0

107,0

Footwear

101,3

105,4

106,4

105,2

Perfumery and beauty products

102,3

120,4

124,3

122,2

Tobacco products

100,0

113,0

115,0

114,9

Furniture

100,2

103,1

105,3

106,3

Carpets and carpet articles

100,1

106,7

109,2

109,4

Tableware

100,3

107,7

110,1

109,4

Clocks and watches

98,8

105,0

106,4

107,6

Household electric appliance

100,5

106,7

107,2

106,5

Writing materials

101,0

106,8

114,9

115,0

Medicines

100,2

121,3

132,1

128,0

Petrol

100,0

100,0

90,0

100,2

 

Compared to July 2009, price index for paid services was 100,2% in August 2009, compared to December 2008 – 111,4%.

 

 

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

(as percent)
 

 

August 2009

January-August
2009 to
January-August
2008

July
2009

December 2008

August
2008

Paid services provided to population – total

100,2

111,4

113,6

114,2

of which::

 

 

 

 

Personal

100,4

107,6

114,2

116,9

Housing and utilities

100,0

117,7

118,8

119,9

of which:

 

 

 

 

Electricity

100,0

119,3

119,3

132,6

Gas

100,0

102,8

102,8

102,8

Water supply

100,0

118,4

118,1

118,0

Housing maintenance

100,0

111,9

111,9

117,3

Passenger transport

100,3

110,4

110,4

112,1

of which:

 

 

 

 

Urban

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

Air

100,8

130,4

129,2

122,1

Motor road

 

 

 

 

Local

100,0

100,0

127,6

127,6

Intercity

99,8

99,8

106,0

121,6

Railway

 

 

 

 

International

101,0

149,3

116,0

121,0

Intercity (excluding local)

100,0

100,8

100,8

100,4

Local

100,0

94,5

94,5

97,9

Communications

100,0

106,1

106,1

105,7

Pre-school institutions

100,0

115,6

110,2

108,7

Higher education

100,0

101,6

113,2

113,9

Medicine

100,8

103,1

106,5

105,7

Culture

99,2

102,0

104,7

103,6

of which:

 

 

 

 

Cinema and video clubs

99,99

100,6

101,7

101,5

Theatres

100,0

109,0

114,3

111,5

Concert halls

100,0

109,5

104,0

99,5

Sanatorium and health improvement

100,1

117,3

122,9

124,0

Tourism and excursion

101,2

126,2

128,9

124,9