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Harmonized Index down0.2 per cent
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Norway declined by 0.2 per cent from December 2004 to January 2005. The decline was mainly due to the decrease in prices of clothing and footwear.
The HICP for Norway was 117.0 (1996=100) in January 2005 compared to 115.9 in January last year. The year-to-year growth was 0.9 per cent in January, down from 1.2 per cent in December. From December 2004 to January 2005, the HICP declined by 0.2 per cent. Please see the Consumer Price Index for more details.
EEA, EU and the euro-zone
The year-to-year growth in the HICP for the EU and the EEA was 2.2 per cent in December. The increase in the euro-zone was 2.4 per cent for the same period. Eurostat's flash estimate for the year-to-year growth in the euro-zone is 2.1 per cent in January.
Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices for Norway and other
selected countries. Change in per cent |
Annual growth
2003-2004 |
November 2003-
November 2004 |
December 2003-
December 2004 |
January 2004-
January 2005 |
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Norway | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EEA | 12.0 | 2.1 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EU | 12.0 | 2.1 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro-zone | 12.1 | 2.2 | 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
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Kjersti Nyborg Hov
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Camilla Rochlenge
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Gunnar Larsson
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Trym Kristian Økland
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