TIRANA, February 10 /ATA/ Inflation, which measures the annual change in the price of goods, showed signs of slow down, even in January of the current year.
The Institute of Statistics published today the Consumer Price Index, according to which the annual change in consumer prices in January was 7.2%.
The highest level of inflation was recorded in October last year, when it reached 8.3%, while in November and December it showed a downward trend.
According to INSTAT, last year this change was 3.7%.
Referring to the INSTAT report, compared to January 2022, the largest increase in prices is observed in the group “food and non-alcoholic beverages” with 13.3%, followed by the groups “furniture, household appliances and home maintenance” with 6.6%, ” transport” with 6.5%, “hotels, cafes and restaurants” with 5.6%, “alcoholic beverages and tobacco” with 5.1%, “clothing and shoes” with 4.1%, “various goods and services” with 3.6%, “rent, water, fuel and energy” with 3%, “educational service” with 2.3%, “entertainment and culture” with 1.8%, “communication” with 1.3% and “health” with 1%.
On the other hand, the prices of the “clothing and footwear” and “health” groups decreased by 0.1% each./gj.m/p.s./
