TIRANA, Feb 13 /ATA/ Inflation, which measures the annual change in the price of goods, continues to fall, reaching the lowest level since the onset of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) published on Tuesday the Consumer Price Index, according to which, the annual change in the consumer price index in January 2024 is 3.4%, a year ago this change was 7.2%.
Compared to December 2023, inflation rate is 0.5%.
Compared to the month of January 2023, the largest increase in prices is observed in the group “food and non-alcoholic beverages” with 5.3%, followed by the groups “furniture, home appliances and home maintenance” and “entertainment and culture” with 5%, ” hotels, cafes and restaurants” with 4%, “alcoholic beverages and tobacco” with 3.9%, “various goods and services” with 3.4%, “clothing and footwear” with 3.3%, “rent, water, fuel and energy” with 2.3%, “educational service” with 2.2%, “healthcare” with 1.6% and “communication” with 0.3%.
On the other hand, the prices of the “transport” group decreased by 4.3%. Within the food group, the prices of the subgroup “vegetables including potatoes” increased by 16.4%, followed by the subgroups “fruit” by 8.8%, “milk, cheese and eggs” by 5.5%, “meat” by 4.3%, “sugar, jam , honey, chocolate and sweets” with 2.7%, “seafood” with 2.3%, etc.
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