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Harmonized index of consumer prices, July 2009

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Decrease in HICP

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway fell by 0.6 per cent from June to July 2009. Seasonal sales on clothing and footwear as well as lower airline fares contributed most to this decrease.

The HICP for Norway was 109.2 (2005=100) in July 2009, compared to 106.9 in the same month last year. The year-to-year growth was 2.2 per cent in July 2009, down 1.3 percentage points from June. See the consumer price index for more details.

Harmonized index of consumer prices

EU, EEA and the euro area

Provisional data for June 2009 shows that the HICP for the EU and the EEA was 109.9, while the HICP for the euro area was 108.5. The year-to-year growth in June was 0.6 per cent for the EU, 0.7 per cent for the EEA and -0.1 per cent for the euro area. In the euro area the year-to-year growth for July 2009 is estimated at -0.6 per cent.

Detailed figures for July will be published on Eurostat’s home pages on 14 of August.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent
  May 2008-May 2009 June 2008-June 2009 July 2008-July 2009
Norway 2.9 3.5 12.2
Iceland 15.7 16.7  
Sweden 1.7 1.6  
Denmark 1.1 0.9  
Finland 1.5 1.6  
Germany - -  
UK 2.2 1.8  
EEA 0.9 10.7  
EU 0.8 10.6  
Euro area - 1-0.1 1-0.6
1  Provisional or preliminary figures.
Source:  Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT.