1. Consumer Price Index
National Consumer Price Index1 (CPI) in January 2007 was higher than in January 2006 by 3.5 percent points. The annual increase in the national food index - which constitutes 61.3% weight in the overall CPI - was 4.0. The non-food index, the share of which is 38.7% in the CPI, showed an increase of 2.8 percent points in the said period. Only a nominal decrease of 1.0 percent point was observed in the period in the exchange-rate index, which means that the rate did not influence substantially the values of the food and non-food indexes for the period. (Table 1 and Annex I)
From December 2006 to January 2007, the overall CPI increased by 0.7 percent points. This was as a result of 1.3 percent point increase in the food index, and 0.3 percent point decrease in the case of non-food index. The exchange-rate increased by 0.3 percent point in the said period. (Table 1 and Annex II)
Among the food items, the annual increase in the index was the highest in the case of "Vegetables including tubers" (20.1 percent points up). Annual increases in the indexes of some of other food items - in order of the size in their increases - were as follows: "Sugar and sweets" (+15.4 percent points); "Milk cheese and egg" (+7.3); "Spices" (+6.7); "Oil and fats" (+6.4); "Meat" (+5.1); "Non-alcoholic beverages" (+5.0); "Fresh and dry fruits" (+2.6); "Cigarettes and tobacco" (+2.3); and "Bread and cereals" (-0.8). (Table 1)