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EEA consumer prices up 2.0 per cent
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for the EEA was 116.9 (1996=100) in March. The year-to-year change in March was 2.0 per cent in the EEA. In comparison, the HICP for Norway increased by 0.9 per cent in the same period.
The HICP in the euro-zone was 117.4 in March, and the year-to-year change was 2.1 per cent. Eurostat estimated the growth from March 2004 to March 2005 in the euro-zone to be 2.1 per cent.
For Norway the HICP was 117.7 in March, a 0.5 per cent increase from February 2005. From March 2004 to March 2005 the HICP increased by 0.9 per cent.
For more information, please see Eurostats " News Releases ".
Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices for
Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent |
January 2004-
January 2005 |
February 2004-
February 2005 |
March 2004-
March 2005 |
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Norway | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | -0.2 | - | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EEA | 2.0 | 2.1 | 32.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EU | 2.0 | 2.1 | 32.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro-zone | 1.9 | 2.1 | 22.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Not available. |
2 | Provisional or preliminary figures. |
3 | Estimated figures. |
Source: Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT. |
The statistics is now published as Consumer price index.
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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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