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Harmonized index up 0.1 per cent
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2002-01-10T10:00:00.000Z
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, December 2001

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Harmonized index up 0.1 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway was 112.8 (1996=100) in December, an increase of 0.1 per cent from November. HICP increased by 2.7 per cent in 2001.

The price increase from November to December is mainly caused by higher rentals and higher prices of transport services. The increase in 2001 is due to higher tariffs on electricity. See the article for the Consumer Price Index in December for more details.

Change from October to November in the EEA-area

The HICP for the EEA was 109.5 (1996=100) in November, a decrease of 0.1 per cent from October. The year-to-year change in November was 1.8 per cent, down from 2.2 per cent in October. The HICP for the Euro-zone was also 109.5 in November and the year-to-year growth was 2.1 per cent.

Iceland clearly had the highest price growth among the EEA countries with 8.6 per cent measured by the year-to-year growth in November. Most of the main categories have increased, except clothing and footwear. In Netherlands and Portugal the consumer prices have increased more than 4 per cent the last 12 months. In the Netherlands especially the prices on health has increased, while in Portugal higher educational expenditure mainly caused the price increase.

Low price increase

The year-to-year growth in the United Kingdom increased in November by 0.8 per cent, the lowest growth in prices in the EEA. Prices of clothing and footwear have had a great decrease by 7.7 per cent. United Kingdom, Norway and France were the EEA-countries with the lowest growth in consumer prices from November 2000 to November 2001.