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Harmonized index down 0.1 per cent
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Norway fell by 0.1 per cent from June to July. The decrease was mainly due summer sales of clothing and footwear.
The HICP for Norway stood at 116.9 (1996=100) in July this year compared with 115.1 in July last year. The year-to-year growth increased from 1.3 per cent in June to 1.6 per cent in July. Please see http://www.ssb.no/english/kpi_en/ for more details.
EEA, EU and the euro-zone
The year-to-year growth in the HICP for the EU and the EEA was 2.3 per cent in June. The increase in the euro-zone was 2.4 per cent in the same period. Eurostat's preliminary estimate for the year-to-year growth in the euro-zone is 2.4 per cent in July.
Harmonized Indices of Consumer
Prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent |
May 2003-
May 2004 |
June 2003-
June 2004 |
July 2003-
July 2004 |
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Norway | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 2.4 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1.5 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 1.1 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | - 0,1 | - 0,1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2.1 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK | 1.5 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EEA | 2.3 | 12,3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EU | 2.3 | 12,3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro-zone | 2.5 | 12,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Provisional or preliminary figures. |
Source: Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT. |
The statistics is now published as Consumer price index.
Contact
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Konsumprisindeksen
E-mail: konsumprisindeksen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 62 88 56 34
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Kjersti Nyborg Hov
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Camilla Rochlenge
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tel.: (+47) 40 90 23 72
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Gunnar Larsson
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tel.: (+47) 40 90 26 79
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Trym Kristian Økland
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