NSI: Home expenses increase by 9.7%

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) registered the highest increase in expenses in the Home group (rents, maintenance and repairs), water, electricity, gas and other fuels bills - 9.7%.

A price increase has been registered in all groups with the exception of Leisure, Recreation and Culture, Clothing and Footwear, and Communications.

In August 2012, the harmonised index of consumer prices rose by 3.1%, compared to the same month of 2011, NSI reported.

The index of producer prices on the domestic market increased by 4.5% in July 2012, compared to the same month of 2011. Prices also rose in the manufacturing industry - by 2.4%, in the production and distribution of electricity, heating energy and gas - by 10.6%, while prices in the extracting industry remained unchanged at the level of the corresponding month of 2011.

In July 2012, the general consumer confidence index rose by 7.8 percentage points, compared to April’s level, the increase being of 9.1% for the urban population and of 4.6% for the rural population. The opinion of consumers on the development of the overall economic situation in the country in the last twelve months and their expectations for the next twelve months are less negative than in the previous survey.

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