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Large increase in HICP
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, September 2008

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Large increase in HICP

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway rose by 1.4 per cent from August to September 2008. The increase in HICP was mainly caused by higher prices of electricity, but the prices of clothing and transport also contributed substantially.

Harmonized index of consumer prices

The HICP for Norway was 108.5 (2005=100) in September 2008, compared with 103.5 in September 2007. The year-to-year growth was 4.8 per cent in September 2008, compared with 4.1 per cent in August 2008. See the consumer price index for more details.

EEA, EU and euro area

The HICP in August was 109.0 for the EU, 108.9 for the EEA and 108.3 in the euro area. The year-to-year growth in August was 4.2 per cent for both the EU and the EEA, and 3.8 per cent for the euro area. Eurostat's flash estimate for the year-to-year growth in the HICP for the euro area was 3.6 per cent for September 2008.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent
  July 2007-
July 2008 		August 2007-
August 2008 		September 2007-
September 2008
Norway 3.9 4.1 14.8
Iceland 13.6 15.3  
Sweden 3.8 4.1  
Denmark 4.4 4.8  
Finland 4.3 4.6  
Germany 3.5 3.3  
UK 4.4 2:  
EEA 4.4 14.2  
EU 4.4 14.2  
Euro area 4.0 13.8  
1  Provisional or preliminary figures.
2  Not available.
Source:  Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT.