In October 2020 the Consumer Price Index increased by 0.8 percent compared to the previous month, while the annual inflation rate amounted to 3.8% - Geostat released the recent statistics today.
According to Geostat, the monthly inflation rate was mainly influenced by price changes for the following groups:
Food and non-alcoholic beverages: the prices in the group increased by 0.9%, contributing 0.28 percentage points to the overall monthly inflation rate. The prices increased for oils and fats (7.2%), vegetables (5.3%), milk, cheese and eggs (2.7%).
Clothing and footwear: the prices increased by 5.4%, contributing 0.18 percentage points to the overall monthly inflation rate. The prices went up for both footwear (8.6%) and clothing (3.2%);
Health: the prices went up by 1.2%, contributing 0.1 percentage points to the overall monthly inflation rate. The prices increased for medical products, appliances and equipment (2.9%);
Transport: the prices increased by 0.8%, contributing 0.09 percentage points to the overall monthly inflation rate. Within the group the prices increased for operation of personal transport equipment (1.2%) and purchase of vehicles (0.3%).
