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Price changes in March 2012

 

 

As compared with February 2012, consumer price index for goods and services was 101,5% in March 2012, and 105% as compared with December 2011.

As compared with February 2012, industrial producer price index was 101,6% in March 2012, of which for investment goods – 102,3%, for intermediate goods – 101,4%, for consumer goods – 101,6%.

 

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 

(as percent)

 

 

March 2012 to

Quarter I
2012 to
Quarter I
2011

February
 2012

December
2011

March
 2011

Consumer price index

101,5

105,0

206,5

207,9

Industrial producer price index

101,6

105,6

244,6

246,5

producer goods

101,6

106,1

253,4

255,6

Agricultural producer price index

102,1

114,5

260,9

259,0

Price index in construction1)

101,6

108,2

234,0

228,2

for building and assembly works

101,1

107,9

230,2

222,6

Freight tariff index

100,5

120,8

284,4

285,9

Tariff index for communication services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

104,5

109,3

152,2

145,9

 

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

 

 

 

As compared with February 2012, price index for food goods was 101,1% in March 2012 and 105% as compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price indices for basic groups of food goods

 

 (as percent)

 

 

March 2012 to

Quarter I
2012 to
Quarter I
2011

February
 2012

December
2011

March
 2011

Total food goods

101,1

105,0

222,5

223,8

Food stuffs

100,9

102,4

215,5

217,8

of which:

 

 

 

 

Meat and poultry

103,1

103,2

250,3

249,5

Sausages and smoked products

101,8

103,6

213,7

214,4

Fish and edible sea products (including herring)

99,8

101,2

259,5

265,0

Canned fish

100,6

106,4

294,4

295,8

Milk and milk products

101,2

102,7

167,1

168,8

Cheese

100,6

101,3

193,9

197,9

Animal oil

100,6

101,2

204,8

208,8

Vegetable oil

96,8

93,2

227,0

237,1

Eggs

101,4

103,3

246,2

245,0

Bread and bakery products

100,4

101,0

154,3

155,9

Wheat flour

100,2

102,6

179,8

181,0

Pasta products

99,9

98,8

172,6

175,3

Cereals

99,3

97,6

168,1

179,9

Sugar

107,5

107,5

209,1

205,5

Confectionery

100,3

104,0

250,4

254,5

Tea

101,1

99,1

231,4

232,5

Potatoes

96,7

106,5

84,4

90,9

Fruits

102,3

105,4

234,4

236,7

Vegetables

86,0

89,7

190,0

201,6

Alcoholic beverages

101,4

114,3

254,3

250,9

Tobacco products

101,1

112,5

242,9

240,0

 

 

 

 As compared with February 2012, price index for non-food goods was 101,6% in March 2012 and 104,1% as compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price indices for main groups of non-food goods

 

 (as percent)

 

 

March 2012 to

Quarter I
2012 to
Quarter I
2011

February
 2012

December
 2011

March
 2011

Total non-food goods

101,6

104,1

212,9

214,5

of which:

 

 

 

 

Fabrics

100,8

103,9

198,2

201,4

Apparel

101,3

103,1

188,5

187,9

Footwear

100,5

101,2

184,9

184,6

Perfumery and beauty products

100,7

104,7

245,8

245,1

Furniture

99,7

100,1

189,4

191,9

Carpets and carpet articles

100,6

104,1

179,7

179,7

Tableware

101,0

105,3

197,1

196,3

Clocks and watches

102,1

105,9

184,7

182,4

Household electric appliance

100,3

99,7

202,4

203,2

Writing materials

101,7

110,7

204,7

202,0

Detergents

100,1

99,2

235,1

239,3

Bicycles and motorcycles

103,1

110,5

269,7

261,5

Building materials

100,4

102,4

237,4

239,0

Petrol

105,5

105,5

179,2

197,8

 

 

  

As compared with February 2012, price and tariff index for paid services was 102,3% in March 2012 and 107,2% as compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price and tariff indices for paid services provided to population

 

(as percent)

 

 

March 2012 to

Quarter I
2012 to
Quarter I
2011

February
 2012

December
 2011

March
 2011

Total paid services provided to population

102,3

107,2

161,0

161,6

of which:

 

 

 

 

Personal

104,5

114,4

197,0

192,5

Housing and utilities

100,1

100,2

121,2

127,4

of which:

 

 

 

 

Electricity

100,0

100,0

123,1

127,6

Gas

100,0

100,0

110,0

127,7

Water supply

100,0

100,0

128,2

130,6

Heating

100,0

100,0

122,1

122,1

Housing maintenance

100,0

100,0

113,3

114,9

Passenger transport

100,1

101,9

201,7

203,9

of which:

 

 

 

 

Urban

100,0

100,0

179,0

182,3

Air

98,1

98,3

233,2

243,2

Motor road

 

 

 

 

Local

100,0

100,0

187,9

187,9

Intercity

100,2

103,6

208,5

206,6

Railway

 

 

 

 

International

100,6

105,2

284,9

287,0

Intercity (excluding local)

100,0

100,0

100,4

100,4

Local

100,0

100,0

113,7

113,7

Communications

108,2

109,8

156,4

148,4

Pre-school institutions

100,0

100,0

214,1

234,3

Higher education

100,6

130,5

183,7

175,0

Medicine

102,6

113,8

165,2

162,6

Culture

 

 

 

 

of which:

        

Cinema and video clubs

101,5

127,1

159,0

155,5

Theatres

103,5

119,8

170,4

171,3

Concert halls

104,2

105,8

152,4

149,1

Sanatorium-health improvement

103,0

126,6

211,3

207,4

Tourism

100,5

95,9

231,3

240,0