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On Price Changes in December 2009

 

Compared to November 2009, consumer price index for goods and services was 101,3% in December 2009.

Compared to December 2008, industrial producer price index was 111,3% in December 2009, of which for investment goods – 106,2%, for intermediate goods – 114,3%, for consumer goods – 108,8%.

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 

 (as percent)

 

Monthly average in 2009

December 2009 to

2009
to
2008

November 2009

December 2008

Consumer price index

100,8

101,3

110,1

113,0

Industrial producer price index

101,2

101,2

111,3

114,5

Price index for building and assembly works 1)

100,9

100,6

104,1

111,4

Freight tariff index

102,5

103,7

118,6

134,0

Tariff index for communication services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

100,4

99,1

102,4

104,0

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1) According to the data from the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus.

 

 

Compared to November 2009, price index for food goods was 102,3% in December 2009, compared to December 2008 – 109,4%.

 

Price indices for basic groups of food goods

 (as percent)

 

December 2009 to

2009
to
2008

November 2009

December 2008

Food goods
total

102,3

109,4

114,0

Food stuffs

102,3

108,2

114,3

     of which:

 

 

 

Meat and poultry

100,3

104,5

114,7

Sausages and smoked products

99,4

103,8

114,3

Fish and edible sea products (including herring)

99,96

111,3

118,2

Canned fish

100,5

114,2

116,0

Milk and milk products

100,7

103,8

118,1

Cheese

101,2

104,4

110,8

Animal oil

102,2

113,1

113,8

Vegetable oil

102,1

93,9

78,9

Eggs

100,6

111,7

117,2

Bread and bakery products

100,4

104,5

112,5

Wheat flour

99,0

102,5

119,6

Macaroni products

99,0

102,3

112,7

Cereals

99,9

100,7

111,9

Sugar

100,0

110,6

112,2

Confectionary

100,1

108,8

114,3

Tea

101,3

130,3

129,3

Potatoes

107,5

139,8

128,6

Fruits

105,4

108,3

107,4

Vegetables

144,2

136,8

105,6

Alcoholic beverages

103,0

114,7

113,8

Tobacco products

100,3

113,7

114,4

 

 

        Compared to November 2009, price index for non-food goods was 100,4% in December 2009, compared to December 2008 – 110,1%.

 

Price indices for main groups of non-food goods

 (as percent)

 

December 2009 to

2009
to
2008

November 2009

December 2008

Non-food goods – total

100,4

110,1

110,4

of which:

 

 

 

Fabrics

101,1

107,7

107,1

Apparel

100,2

106,4

106,9

Footwear

99,4

104,9

105,2

Perfumery and beauty products

100,5

123,1

122,7

Furniture

100,0

104,1

105,7

Carpets and carpet articles

100,1

107,2

108,9

Tableware

101,7

110,2

109,6

Clocks and watches

100,7

105,6

106,9

Household electric appliance

100,1

106,6

106,6

Writing materials

100,7

111,9

114,0

Medicines

101,3

124,2

127,7

Petrol

100,0

109,9

100,6

 

Compared to November 2009, price index for paid services was 100,6% in December 2009, compared to December 2008 – 111,9%.

 

Price and tariff indices for paid services provided to population,
including price indices of housing and utilities

(as
percent)
 

 

December 2009 to

2009
to
2008

November
2009

December
2008

Paid services provided to population – total

100,6

111,9

113,9

of which:

 

 

 

Personal

100,8

111,3

115,5

Housing and utilities

99,7

117,3

119,7

of which:

 

 

 

Electricity

100,0

119,3

127,8

Gas

100,0

102,8

102,8

Water supply

100,0

124,6

120,4

Heating

98,8

121,3

128,0

Housing maintenance

100,0

111,9

115,4

Passenger transport

101,2

109,1

111,8

of which:

 

 

 

Urban

100,0

100,0

100,0

Air

100,3

133,7

128,1

Motor road

 

 

 

Local

100,0

100,0

122,0

Intercity

100,0

99,8

114,6

Railway

 

 

 

International

106,1

139,9

125,3

Intercity (excluding local)

99,2

99,3

100,3

Local

100,0

94,5

96,8

Communications

101,0

107,3

106,0

Pre-school institutions

100,0

110,0

109,1

Higher education

100,0

105,2

111,9

Medicine

100,2

103,9

105,5

Culture

100,1

104,2

104,0

of which:

 

 

 

Cinema and video clubs

100,0

100,8

101,5

Theatres

100,0

111,2

111,6

Concert halls

100,0

110,8

102,0

Sanatorium and health improvement

101,2

117,7

122,0

Tourism and excursion

99,4

124,4

126,3