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Growth in the HICP
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, February 2009

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Growth in the HICP

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway increased by 1.0 per cent from January to February 2009. Higher food and clothing prices contributed most to the increase, while lower electricity prices pulled in the opposite direction.

Harmonized index of consumer prices

The HICP for Norway was 108.4 (2005=100) in February 2009, compared with 105.4 in the same month last year. The year-to-year growth was 2.8 per cent in February 2009, up 0.2 percentage points from January. See the consumer price index for more details.

EEA, EU and the euro area

Provisional data shows that the HICP for the EU and the EEA were 108.1 in January 2009. For the euro area, the HICP was 107.0. The year-to-year growth was 1.7 and 1.8 per cent for the EU and the EEA respectively, and 1.1 per cent for the euro area. In the euro area, the year-to-year growth is estimated at 1.2 per cent for February 2009.

Detailed figures for February including weights will be published on Eurostat´s home pages on 16 March.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent
  December 2007-December 2008 January 2008-January 2009 February 2008-February 2009
Norway 2.6 2.6 12.8
Iceland 21.0 21.9  
Sweden 2.1 2.0  
Denmark 2.4 1.7  
Finland 3.4 2.5  
Germany 1.1 0.9  
UK 3.1 3.0  
EEA 2.2 11.8  
EU 2.2 11.7  
Euro area 1.6 11.1 11.2
1  Provisional or preliminary figures.
Source:  Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT.