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On Price Changes in May 2011

 

As compared with April 2011, consumer price index for goods and services was 113,1% in May 2011, and 125,4% as compared with December 2010.

As compared with April 2011, industrial producer price index was 109% in May 2011, of which for investment goods – 110,3%, for intermediate goods – 109%, for consumer goods – 109%.

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 (as percent)

 

May 2011 to

January-May 2011 to
January-May 2010

April 2011

December 2010

May 2010

Consumer price index

113,1

125,4

132,6

117,7

Industrial producer price index

109,0

121,9

134,7

124,9

Price index for building and assembly works 1)

101,7

106,4

118,7

117,7

Freight tariff index

133,4

145,5

108,6

102,3

Tariff index for communication services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

101,4

101,4

103,8

102,1

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 1) По данным Министерства архитектуры и строительства Республики Беларусь. / According to data from the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus

 

As compared with April 2011, price index for food goods was 113,1% in May 2011, and 125,9% as compared with December 2010.

 

 

Price indices for basic groups of food goods

(as percent)

 

May 2011 to

January-May 2011 to
January-May 2010

April 2011

December 2010

May 2010

Total food goods

113,1

125,9

136,9

121,6

Food stuffs

114,6

128,5

140,7

123,2

of which:

 

 

 

 

Meat and poultry

113,8

123,1

132,2

117,8

Sausages and smoked products

104,3

112,0

119,7

115,3

Fish and edible sea products (including herring)

127,8

148,6

154,5

120,8

Canned fish

129,7

141,7

152,6

120,5

Milk and milk products

101,5

110,0

120,6

119,3

Cheese

102,5

112,8

128,4

124,7

Animal oil

102,1

112,0

142,9

140,2

Vegetable oil

109,5

141,5

182,2

153,7

Eggs

100,7

107,7

117,3

115,4

Bread and bakery products

104,7

110,5

113,7

107,7

Wheat flour

103,9

108,8

109,9

104,6

Pasta products

126,9

138,2

151,8

119,4

Cereals

126,2

160,4

218,4

171,3

Sugar

139,1

168,2

168,2

137,1

Confectionery

117,2

128,8

142,3

123,9

Tea

146,2

172,7

179,0

126,6

Potatoes

101,2

137,2

185,6

178,4

Fruits

150,8

195,2

217,9

149,0

Vegetables

109,4

144,5

165,8

135,9

Alcoholic beverages

108,0

114,7

123,1

115,4

Tobacco products

100,0

106,4

106,4

105,9

 

As compared with April 2011, price index for non-food goods was 120,4% in May 2011, and 131,7% as compared with December 2010.

 

Price indices for main groups of non-food goods

(as percent)

 

May 2011 to

January-May 2011 to
January-May 2010

April 2011

December 2010

May 2010

Total non-food goods

120,4

131,7

135,0

113,9

of which:

 

 

 

 

Fabrics

105,4

114,6

120,4

113,1

Apparel

109,1

113,7

117,4

108,1

Footwear

109,0

112,1

114,7

105,1

Perfumery and beauty products

133,3

142,0

146,9

115,2

Furniture

112,9

118,0

124,9

112,3

Carpets and carpet articles

108,8

111,5

112,3

104,3

Tableware

105,6

109,5

113,3

108,1

Jewelry

133,4

144,6

153,5

120,8

Household electric appliance

131,6

138,6

143,3

113,3

Writing materials

108,2

113,8

123,7

117,0

Medicines

100,9

101,2

104,1

106,2

Detergents

150,8

180,5

184,3

125,5

Bicycles and motorcycles

121,7

129,9

131,0

109,4

Building materials

123,3

134,5

142,2

117,6

Petrol

119,7

147,4

147,4

128,6

 

 

As compared with April 2011, price and tariff index for paid services was 103% in May 2011, and 115,1% 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)

 

May 2011 to

January-May 2011 to
January-May 2010

April 2011

December 2010

May 2010

Total paid services provided to population

103,0

115,1

118,8

114,2

of which:

 

 

 

 

Personal

105,5

113,1

120,9

115,2

Housing and utilities

96,0

113,1

113,9

114,8

of which:

 

 

 

 

Electricity

100,0

112,0

112,0

109,6

Gas

100,0

171,0

171,0

156,8

Water supply

100,0

106,1

106,8

105,6

Housing maintenance

100,0

104,4

104,4

103,5

Passenger transport

110,0

124,3

130,3

119,0

of which:

 

 

 

 

Urban

100,0

118,0

118,0

114,4

Air

157,8

181,6

192,8

125,2

Motor road

 

 

 

 

Local

100,0

100,0

115,4

115,4

Intercity

101,6

109,0

123,7

117,6

Railway

 

 

 

 

International

125,4

139,5

150,0

135,6

Intercity (excluding local)

100,0

100,0

119,2

119,2

Local

100,0

113,7

113,7

105,5

Communications

100,7

98,3

99,4

98,7

Pre-school institutions

100,0

134,9

134,9

128,1

Higher education

100,0

119,1

134,3

133,7

Medicine

103,6

106,6

110,0

104,2

Culture

101,4

113,2

117,4

116,2

of which:

 

 

 

 

Cinema and video clubs

101,7

109,9

113,8

112,9

Theatres

100,1

119,9

128,2

133,5

Concert halls

98,4

117,6

120,9

118,8

Sanatorium and health improvement

104,1

115,2

126,2

123,6

Tourism

164,8

198,8

199,6

127,5