In September the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices went down to 121.96 from 122.92 in August, the National Statistics Office said today.

In September, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices went down by 0.8 per cent over the previous month. This primarily reflected a decrease of 5.0 per cent in the Restaurants and Hotels Index, mainly due to seasonally lower prices of accommodation services. Lower airfares were the main reason behind a decrease of 1.0 per cent in the Transport Index.

The Clothing and Footwear Index rose by 4.4 per cent, mainly on account of seasonally higher-priced garments. An upward movement of 0.5 per cent was registered in the Miscellaneous Goods and Services Index, mainly as a result of higher prices of jewellery.

The Recreation and Culture Index went up by 0.4 per cent, mainly due to an upward movement in the price of some newspapers. Higher prices of furniture led the Furniture, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House Index to rise by 0.3 per cent. The Health Index registered an increase of 0.2 per cent, caused by costlier medical and paramedical services.

An upward movement in the price of vegetables caused the Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages Index to edge up by 0.1 per cent. A similar move occurred in the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Index, mainly due to higher-priced spirits.

In September, the twelve-month moving average rate of inflation stood at 1.6 per cent and the annual rate at 0.6 per cent.

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