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HICP down 0.3 per cent
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, 15 May 2011

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HICP down 0.3 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway decreased by 0.3 per cent from April 2011 to May 2011. The prices of airline fares contributed most, while higher prices for food pulled in the opposite direction.

The HICP for Norway was 113.8 (2005=100) in May 2011, compared to 112.0 in May 2010. The year-to-year growth was 1.6 per cent, up 0.3 percentage points from April.

See the consumer price index for more details.

Harmonized index of consumer prices

EU, EEA and the euro area

Preliminary data for April 2011 shows that the HICP for the EU and the EEA was 115.4, while the HICP for the euro area was 113.1. The year-to-year growth in the HICP in April was 3.2 per cent for the EEA, 3.3 per cent for the EU, and 2.8 per cent for the euro area. In the euro area, the year-to-year growth for May 2011 is estimated at 2.7 per cent.

Detailed figures for May will be published on Eurostat’s website on 16 June.

Harmonised indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent
  March 2010-March 2011 April 2010-April 2011 May 2010-May 2011
Norway 0.9 1.3 11.6
Iceland 2.3 3.1  
Sweden 1.4 1.8  
Denmark 2.5 2.8  
Finland 3.5 3.4  
Germany 2.3 2.7  
UK 4.0 4.5  
EEA 3.1 13.2  
EU 3.1 23.3  
Euro area 2.7 12.8 12.7
1  Provisional or preliminary value.
2  Revised value.
Source:  Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT.