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Harmonized index up 0.2 per cent
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2001-04-10T10:00:00.000Z
Prices and price indices;Income and consumption
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, March 2001

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Harmonized index up 0.2 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway was 113.1 (1996=100) in March 2001, an increase of 0.2 per cent from February. From March 2000 to March 2001 the HICP increased by 3.4 per cent where as in February it was 3.5 per cent.

The increase from February to March is mainly due to higher tariffs on electricity and higher rentals for housing. A decrease in prices of petrol and audiovisual equipment pulled in the opposite direction.

The HICP for the EEA was 107.9 (1996=100) in February, an increase of 0.6 per cent from January. The 12-month rate for February was 2.3 per cent. The HICP for the European Monetary Union was 107.9 in February, up 0.6 per cent from January. The year to year growth in February was 2.6 per cent.

Portugal and the Netherlands had the highest growth in the EEA, 4.9 per cent.

The Nordic countries

Iceland and Norway had the highest growth in prices in the Nordic countries, 3.9 and 3.5 per cent respectively, measured by year to year growth in February. Sweden had an increase of only 1.5 per cent in the same period. In Iceland the prices of educational services and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels have increased considerably. Sweden on the other hand had a decrease in the prices of communication, clothing and footwear that lowered the price growth.