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Price changes in February 2012

 

 

The consumer price index of goods and services in February 2012 was 101,5% as compared with January 2012, and 103,5% compared with December 2011.

The industrial producer price index in February 2012 was 102,1% as compared with January 2012, with 105,4% for investment goods, 101,4% for intermediate goods, and 101,9% for consumer goods.

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 

(in percent)

 

 

February 2012 to

January-February
2012
to
January-February
2011

January
 2012

December
2011

February
 2011

Consumer price index

101,5

103,5

207,4

208,5

Industrial producer price index

102,1

104,2

247,4

247,8

producer goods

102,3

104,9

257,5

257,4

Agricultural producer price index

104,2

112,5

281,0

279,0

Price index in construction1)

102,1

106,9

230,1

225,2

building and assembly works

99,8

106,7

225,2

219,0

Freight tariff index

101,3

120,2

287,6

286,7

Tariff index of communications services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

104,4

104,6

145,7

142,8

 

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1) Characterizes price changes of fixed capital investment taking into account technological structure components. 

 

 

 

Price index of food goods in February 2012 was 101,6% compared with January 2012, and 103,9% compared with December 2011. 

 

 

Price indices by major food groups

 

(in percent)

 

 

February 2012 to

January-February
2012
to
January-February
2011

January
2012

December
2011

February
2011

Food goods total

101,6

103,9

223,9

224,5

food

101,2

101,5

217,4

219,0

of which:

 

 

 

 

meat and poultry

100,6

100,1

246,9

249,1

sausages and smoked foods

100,8

101,7

213,3

214,7

fish and seafood, including herring

100,5

101,4

264,4

267,8

canned fish

101,3

105,8

296,3

296,5

milk and dairy products

100,7

101,5

168,4

169,7

cheese

100,4

100,7

197,5

200,0

butter

100,7

100,6

208,1

210,9

vegetable oil

98,1

96,2

238,5

242,3

eggs

101,6

101,9

245,4

244,4

bread and bakery products

100,4

100,6

156,6

156,7

wheat flour

100,9

102,4

181,0

181,6

pasta

99,2

99,0

174,8

176,7

cereals

99,1

98,3

175,8

186,4

sugar

100,0

100,0

194,5

203,6

confectionery

101,6

103,7

256,3

256,6

tea

101,5

98,0

233,5

233,1

potatoes

106,1

110,1

94,5

94,5

fruits

101,7

103,0

236,1

238,0

vegetables

109,4

104,4

210,5

207,3

alcoholic beverages

103,2

112,7

252,8

249,2

tobacco

101,9

111,3

240,2

238,5

 

 

 

Price index of non-food goods in February 2012 was 100,8% compared with January 2012, and 102,4% compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price indices by major non-food groups

 

(in percent)

 

 

February 2012 to

January-February
2012
to
January-February
2011

January
2012

December
2011

February
2011

Non-food goods total

100,8

102,4

215,7

215,3

of which:

 

 

 

 

textiles

101,3

103,1

202,2

203,1

clothing

100,5

101,7

187,7

187,6

footwear

99,2

100,7

184,4

184,4

perfumery and cosmetics

101,3

104,0

245,3

244,7

furniture

99,3

100,4

191,6

193,2

carpets and carpet articles

101,3

103,5

180,0

179,7

kitchenware

102,0

104,3

197,1

195,9

watches and clocks

102,2

103,7

182,2

181,3

household electric appliances

99,4

99,4

203,0

203,6

writing materials

104,8

108,8

204,0

200,5

medicaments

104,8

109,6

213,8

207,2

synthetic detergents

98,8

99,1

239,4

241,5

bicycles and motorcycles

105,2

107,3

263,5

257,4

building materials

100,7

101,9

239,8

239,8

gasoline

100,0

100,0

209,2

209,2

 

 

 

Price and tariff index of paid services in February 2012 was 102,9% compared with January 2012, and 104,8% compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price and tariff indices of paid services for population

 

(in percent)

 

 

February 2012 to

January-February
2012
to
January-February
2011

January
2012

December
2011

February
2011

Paid services for population total

102,9

104,8

158,7

162,0

of which:

 

 

 

 

personal

104,1

109,5

192,7

190,1

housing and utilities

100,1

100,1

121,2

130,8

of which:

 

 

 

 

electricity

100,0

100,0

123,1

130,1

gas

100,0

100,0

110,0

138,8

water supply

100,0

100,0

128,2

131,9

heating

100,0

100,0

122,1

122,1

housing maintenance

100,0

100,0

113,3

115,7

passenger transport

100,5

101,7

206,4

205,0

of which:

 

 

 

 

urban

100,0

100,0

183,9

183,9

air

101,0

100,2

248,4

248,5

motor road

 

 

 

 

suburban

100,0

100,0

187,9

187,9

interurban

102,3

103,4

208,1

205,7

rail

 

 

 

 

international

100,4

104,6

295,9

288,0

intranational (excluding suburban)

100,0

100,0

100,4

100,4

suburban

100,0

100,0

113,7

113,7

communications

101,1

101,4

145,2

144,4

preschool institutions

100,0

100,0

214,1

245,9

higher education

123,5

129,7

184,0

170,4

medical

105,5

111,6

210,2

205,4

culture

107,1

110,9

163,8

161,3

of which:

 

 

 

 

cinemas, video halls

108,0

125,2

158,2

153,6

theatres

105,7

115,7

168,1

171,8

concert halls

110,5

101,5

149,5

147,3

sanatorium-health improvement

103,0

122,9

208,1

205,5

tourism

97,4

95,4

238,5

244,6