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CPI up 3.6 per cent last 12 months
From October 2025 to October 2026 the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.6 per cent, while the CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy products (CPI-ATE) rose by 2.7 per cent. The CPI increased by 0.3 per cent from September to October, while the CPI-ATE increased by 0.3 per cent in the same period.
Increasing price growth for manufacturing
The prices that the Norwegian manufacturing industries received for their goods increased overall by 11.1 percent from October last year to October this year. There was a significant price increase in April, and prices have remained relatively high since then. Manufacturing except refined petroleum products rose by 6.0 percent from October 2025 to October 2026.
The Pigouvian Principle with Consumption Taxes
In the European Union and many other jurisdictions, environmental taxes form part of the base of the general consumption tax. This paper shows that, when the damage falls on households, a statutory environmental tax set equal to marginal damage, estimated as willingness to pay, fails to implement the Pigouvian allocation.
The Importance of Student Financial Aid Schemes for Social Equity, Recruitment to Higher Education, and Settlement Patterns
This report was commissioned by a government-appointed committee tasked with reviewing the current system of student financial support and providing recommendations on how future student support schemes should be designed.
