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Slight decrease in HICP
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Norway decreased by 0.2 per cent from May to June 2006. The fall can mainly be explained by lower electricity prices.
The HICP for Norway stood at 102.4 (2005=100) in June 2006, compared with 100.3 in June 2005. The year-to-year growth for HICP in June was 2.1 per cent, down from 2.5 per cent in May 2006. See the Consumer Price Index for more details.
EEA, EU and euro-zone
The HICP for EEA and the euro-zone stood at 102.4 and 102.5 respectively in May 2006. The year-to-year growth was 2.4 per cent for EEA and EU, while it was 2.5 per cent for the euro-zone. Eurostat's flash estimate for the year-to-year growth in the HICP for the euro-zone is 2.5 per cent in June 2006.
Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent |
April 2005- April 2006 | May 2005- May 2006 | June 2005- June 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norway | 2.8 | 2.5 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 3.3 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1.8 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 1.8 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 1.5 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2.3 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK | 2.0 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EEA | 2.3 | 12.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EU | 2.3 | 12.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro-zone | 2.4 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Provisional or preliminary figure. |
Source: Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT. |
The statistics is now published as Consumer price index.
Contact
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Konsumprisindeksen
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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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