Tag: Consumer Price Index
2013 Household Expenditure Survey Begins
The Department of Statistics announced that roughly 70 interviewers will begin to visit households from May 21st until August 31st, 2013 to conduct the fifth Household Expenditure Survey [HES]. This type of Survey is conducted every eight to ten years with the last HES undertaken in May 2004. Similar types of expenditure surveys are also conducted in... Read more of this article
March 2013 Consumer Price Index
The Department of Statistics released the consumer price index for March 2013, showing that consumers paid 2.1 per cent more in March 2013 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. This level of inflation was unchanged from the level measured in February 2013. Between February 2013 and... Read more of this article
February 2013: Inflation Increased 0.2%
The annual rate of inflation in February 2013 increased 0.2% points from the 1.9% measured in January 2013, according to the February 2013 Consumer Price Index, released today [Apr 8] by the Department of Statistics. Consumers paid 2.1% more in February 2013 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price... Read more of this article
January 2013: Inflation Remains Stable At 1.9%
Consumers paid 1.9% more in January 2013 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index, according to the January 2013 Consumer Price Index released by the Department of Statistics. The annual rate of inflation was measured at 1.9% for the third consecutive month. The full January 2013 Consumer Price... Read more of this article
December 2012 Consumer Price Index
Consumers paid 1.9 per cent more in December 2012 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. The annual rate of inflation remained at the rate measured in November. Between November and December 2012, the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index fell 0.3 percentage... Read more of this article
November 2012 Consumer Price Index
Consumers paid 1.9% more in November 2012 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index. The annual inflation rate increased by 0.2 percentage points compared to the 1.7% measured in October 2012. Between October and November 2012, the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index... Read more of this article
September 2012 Consumer Price Index
The Department of Statistics has released the consumer price index for September 2012, showing that consumers paid 1.9% more than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. This was lower than the 3.1% recorded in August 2012. Between August and September 2012, the average cost of goods and services... Read more of this article
Consumer Price Index For August 2012
Consumers paid 3.1 per cent more in August 2012 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index. The rate of inflation increased from the 2.5 per cent measured in July 2012. Between July 2012 and August 2012, the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 per cent. The all-items... Read more of this article
July 2012 Consumer Price Index
The Department of Statistics has released the consumer price index for July 2012, showing that consumers paid 2.5% more in July 2012 than they did a year ago for the CPI basket of goods and services. This inflation level was lower than the rate measured in June 2012. Between June and July 2012, the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer... Read more of this article
Inflation Drops To 2.7% In June 2012
The annual rate of inflation abated during the month of June, according to statistics released today [Aug 10] by the Department of Statistics. Consumers paid 2.7% more in June 2012 than they did a year ago for the CPI basket of goods and services. This rate of inflation was lower than the 2.9% measured in May 2012. Between May and June 2012, the average... Read more of this article
