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Slight increase in harmonized index
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, May 2004

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Slight increase in harmonized index

The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Norway increased by 0.1 per cent from April to May. The increase was mainly caused by higher petrol prices.

The HICP for Norway was 117.0 (1996=100) in May this year compared with 115.8 in May last year. The year-to-year growth increased from 0.4 per cent in April to 1.0 per cent in May. Please see the Consumer Price Index for more details.

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices

EEA, EU and the euro-zone

The year-to-year growth in the HICP for the EU and the EEA was 1.8 per cent in April. The increase in the euro-zone was 2.0 per cent in the same period. Eurostat's preliminary estimate for the year-to-year growth in the euro-zone is 2.5 per cent in May.

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices for Norway and
other selected countries. Change in per cent
  March 2003-March 2004    April 2003-April 2004    May 2003-May 2004
Norway -0.4 0.4 21.0
Iceland 1.0 1.5  
Sweden 0.4 1.1  
Denmark 0.4 0.5  
Finland -0.4 -0.4  
Germany 1.1 1.7  
UK 1.1 ...  
EEA 1.5 21.8  
EU 1.5 21.8  
Euro-zone 1.7 22.0  
US1 1.7 ...  
Japan1 ... ...  
1  National CPI.
2  Provisional or preliminary figures.
Source:  Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT.