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Price changes in May 2012

 

 

As compared with April 2012, consumer price index for goods and services was 101,6% in May 2012, and 108,5% as compared with December 2011.

As compared with April 2012, industrial producer price index was 102,1% in May 2012, of which for investment goods – 100,9%, for intermediate goods – 101,8%, for consumer goods – 103,2%.

  

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 

(as percent)

 

 

May 2012 to

January-May
2012 to
January-May
2011

April
 2012

December
2011

May
 2011

Consumer price index

101,6

108,5

180,5

200,2

Industrial producer price index

102,1

109,7

223,7

239,9

producer goods

101,6

110,1

229,7

248,1

Agricultural producer price index

106,2

123,1

261,9

259,1

Price index in construction1)

101,9

113,1

225,4

228,3

for building and assembly works

101,4

114,5

227,1

224,0

Freight tariff index

102,6

124,9

214,9

266,5

Tariff index for communication services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

102,2

111,8

152,8

148,4

 

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1) Reflects the price change of fixed capital investment taking into account technological structure components.

 

 

 

 As compared with April 2012, price index for food goods was 102,6% in May 2012 and 109,7% as compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price indices for basic groups of food goods

 

 (as percent)

 

 

May 2012 to

January-May
2012 to
January-May
2011

April
 2012

December
2011

May
 2011

Total food goods

102,6

109,7

196,0

215,9

Food stuffs

102,3

105,8

184,2

207,7

of which:

 

 

 

 

Meat and poultry

103,2

108,5

225,1

243,7

Sausages and smoked products

104,8

109,3

212,2

213,3

Fish and edible sea products (including herring)

99,6

100,8

184,1

238,3

Canned fish

100,2

107,1

216,0

272,3

Milk and milk products

104,4

108,8

170,7

168,6

Cheese

105,9

108,0

197,6

196,5

Animal oil

106,3

108,2

210,9

208,0

Vegetable oil

99,1

90,8

164,9

207,4

Eggs

95,4

100,6

229,7

241,4

Bread and bakery products

107,0

109,7

155,9

155,2

Wheat flour

100,9

104,1

172,5

178,5

Pasta products

99,98

99,2

128,7

161,3

Cereals

99,1

96,1

121,3

159,5

Sugar

100,0

107,5

150,3

191,7

Confectionery

101,8

106,7

210,7

241,8

Tea

99,9

99,2

138,9

199,6

Potatoes

95,8

98,7

72,2

83,6

Fruits

100,2

103,9

132,5

198,0

Vegetables

91,4

86,1

134,3

176,4

Alcoholic beverages

103,9

125,3

253,7

254,1

Tobacco products

100,1

112,8

242,0

240,8

 

 

 

 As compared with April 2012, price index for non-food goods was 100,7% in May 2012 and 106% as compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price indices for main groups of non-food goods

 

 (as percent)

 

 

May 2012 to

January-May
2012 to
January-May
2011

April
 2012

December
2011

May
 2011

Total non-food goods

100,7

106,0

170,6

201,8

of which:

 

 

 

 

Fabrics

100,7

105,7

186,1

196,8

Apparel

100,7

105,1

171,8

184,0

Footwear

101,4

104,0

167,3

179,8

Perfumery and beauty products

100,4

105,5

177,2

225,7

Furniture

100,4

100,3

165,7

185,0

Carpets and carpet articles

100,6

105,5

166,4

176,9

Tableware

100,7

106,7

186,7

194,2

Clocks and watches

100,4

107,7

179,4

182,5

Household electric appliance

100,5

100,4

148,4

187,5

Writing materials

101,7

113,5

190,2

199,5

Medicaments

102,1

119,9

227,7

218,0

Detergents

99,97

99,1

133,5

200,1

Bicycles and motorcycles

100,5

113,6

215,2

250,2

Building materials

101,2

105,1

186,0

223,5

Petrol

100,0

111,3

157,9

186,1

 

 

 

As compared with April 2012, price and tariff index for paid services was 100,4% in May 2012 and 110,3% as compared with December 2011.

 

 

Price and tariff indices for paid services provided to population

 

(as percent)

 

 

May 2012 to

January-May
2012 to
January-May
2011

April
 2012

December
2011

May
 2011

Total paid services provided to population

100,4

110,3

158,0

160,9

of which:

 

 

 

 

Personal

103,0

120,4

192,3

193,3

Housing and utilities

96,3

97,8

123,3

125,7

of which:

 

 

 

 

Electricity

100,0

100,0

123,1

125,8

Gas

100,0

100,0

110,0

120,0

Water supply

100,0

100,5

128,8

129,9

Heating

77,8

77,8

123,6

122,4

Housing maintenance

100,0

112,9

127,8

120,1

Passenger transport

101,1

112,4

186,1

199,5

of which:

 

 

 

 

Urban

100,0

117,4

183,0

182,6

Air

99,5

99,6

143,7

211,1

Motor road

 

 

 

 

Local

100,0

120,0

225,5

202,9

Intercity

100,2

113,7

209,8

208,6

Railway

 

 

 

 

International

103,7

107,6

227,6

270,3

Intercity (excluding local)

100,0

100,0

100,4

100,4

Local

100,0

100,0

100,0

107,8

Communications

101,2

111,4

157,5

151,9

Pre-school institutions

100,0

100,0

214,1

225,8

Higher education

100,0

130,8

184,9

179,0

Medicine

102,4

122,3

218,6

213,4

Culture

104,8

121,0

169,1

164,2

of which:

 

 

 

 

Cinema and video clubs

100,5

127,7

156,0

156,1

Theatres

98,3

119,5

164,1

168,9

Concert halls

112,1

120,6

167,8

152,6

Sanatorium and health improving

108,0

146,0

226,1

213,5

Tourism

103,4

99,8

130,9

199,8