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On Price Changes in August 2011

 

As compared with July 2011, consumer price index for goods and services was 108,9% in August 2011, and 153,6% as compared with December 2010.

As compared with July 2011, industrial producer price index was 106% in August 2011, of which for investment goods – 107,5%, for intermediate goods – 104,7%, for consumer goods – 107,9%.

 

 

Price indices in the Republic of Belarus

 

(as percent)

 

 

August 2011 to

January-August
2011 to
January-August
2010

July 2011

December 2010

August
2010

Consumer price index

108,9

153,6

160,7

130,4

Industrial producer price index

106,0

167,0

178,1

142,7

Price index for building and assembly works 1)

107,5

132,1

139,4

123,1

Freight tariff index

101,2

170,9

173,9

119,4

Tariff index for communication services for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs

100,0

106,1

108,4

104,3

 

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

 

 

 

As compared with July 2011, price index for food goods was 109,7% in August 2011, and 155,3% as compared with December 2010

 

 

Price indices for basic groups of food goods

 

(as percent)

 

 

August 2011 to

January-August
2011 to
January-August
2010

July 2011

December 2010

August
2010

Total food goods

109,7

155,3

166,8

134,8

Food stuffs

110,6

159,7

174,1

137,7

of which:

 

 

 

 

Meat and poultry

122,6

176,6

186,1

134,4

Sausages and smoked products

117,6

144,7

152,8

123,1

Fish and edible sea products (including herring)

109,6

196,6

201,6

146,1

Canned fish

107,3

193,1

206,4

148,2

Milk and milk products

109,8

123,2

129,3

120,9

Cheese

111,6

131,0

144,7

128,8

Animal oil

111,0

130,7

159,1

144,3

Vegetable oil

129,4

242,1

297,6

189,2

Eggs

118,7

138,0

155,5

123,1

Bread and bakery products

106,8

127,6

129,9

113,3

Wheat flour

106,8

122,1

122,6

109,1

Pasta products

104,5

167,7

182,3

140,9

Cereals

104,4

191,3

245,5

198,4

Sugar

100,0

168,2

168,2

149,2

Confectionery

108,8

177,8

191,2

144,8

Tea

108,5

237,5

243,0

164,4

Potatoes

65,2

122,0

163,3

180,8

Fruits

91,8

192,5

216,5

180,4

Vegetables

84,1

77,9

158,1

144,9

Alcoholic beverages

107,5

135,4

137,4

122,2

Tobacco products

100,0

167,5

167,6

129,0

 

 

 

As compared with July 2011, price index for non-food goods was 110,8% in August 2011, and 168,6% as compared with December 2010.

 

 

Price indices for main groups of non-food goods

 

(as percent)

 

 

August 2011 to

January-August
2011 to
January-August
2010

July 2011

December 2010

August
2010

Total non-food goods

110,8

168,6

171,8

131,0

of which:

 

 

 

 

Fabrics

111,4

150,1

155,2

124,6

Apparel

110,8

134,6

137,7

115,5

Footwear

119,5

144,8

148,1

114,8

Perfumery and beauty products

109,0

192,2

195,5

140,4

Furniture

106,5

150,9

158,3

126,3

Carpets and carpet articles

108,2

130,5

130,4

111,4

Tableware

110,8

144,6

147,6

118,4

Jewelry

109,6

219,6

228,1

153,8

Household electric appliance

108,1

169,4

173,2

132,4

Writing materials

105,9

165,5

169,2

133,5

Medicines

114,6

139,9

143,2

114,2

Detergents

102,4

225,8

230,2

163,3

Bicycles and motorcycles

111,1

204,4

205,3

138,8

Building materials

108,1

183,2

190,3

140,7

Petrol

103,0

164,1

164,1

140,7

 

 

 

As compared with July 2011, price and tariff index for paid services was 103,5% in August 2011, and 127,4% as compared with December 2010.

 

 

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

 

(as percent)

 

 

August 2011 to

January-August
2011 to
January-August
2010

July 2011

December 2010

August
2010

Total paid services provided to population

103,5

127,4

129,9

119,0

of which:

 

 

 

 

Personal

105,8

134,9

141,8

123,1

Housing and utilities

103,8

118,8

119,7

115,5

of which:

 

 

 

 

Electricity

100,0

112,0

112,0

110,5

Gas

110,0

188,1

188,1

164,3

Water supply

105,5

111,9

113,0

106,8

Housing maintenance

100,0

104,4

104,4

103,8

Passenger transport

105,1

151,1

152,0

130,3

of which:

 

 

 

 

Urban

106,8

126,0

126,0

116,8

Air

101,6

196,9

203,5

153,9

Motor road

 

 

 

 

Local

105,2

105,7

105,9

112,8

Intercity

103,8

137,6

137,5

126,1

Railway

 

 

 

 

International

106,3

244,6

237,5

174,5

Intercity (excluding local)

100,0

100,4

119,7

119,4

Local

100,0

113,7

113,7

108,5

Communications

100,1

107,7

108,9

101,9

Pre-school institutions

100,0

143,8

135,7

131,1

Higher education

100,1

119,2

132,2

133,4

Medicine

106,0

128,9

132,2

111,8

Culture

101,8

120,8

124,3

118,5

of which:

 

 

 

 

Cinema and video clubs

99,8

116,8

120,1

115,2

Theatres

100,8

123,3

131,5

132,3

Concert halls

103,9

124,1

127,5

120,8

Sanatorium and health improvement

105,1

148,6

151,1

132,2

Tourism

105,9

224,5

217,6

161,4