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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