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HICP up 0.4 per cent
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway increased by 0.4 per cent from February 2013 to March 2013. Higher prices of clothing and electricity contributed most to the rise, while lower prices of food pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change | |||
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January 2013 | February 2013 | March 2013 | |
1Provisional or preliminary value for Norway and Euro Area for March 2013 and for EEA and Euro Area for February 2013 | |||
Norway | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Iceland | 6.1 | 6.2 | ... |
Sweden | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... |
Denmark | 1.0 | 1.0 | ... |
Finland | 2.6 | 2.5 | ... |
Germany | 1.9 | 1.8 | ... |
United Kingdom | 2.7 | ... | ... |
EEA | 2.1 | 1.9 | ... |
EU | 2.1 | 2.0 | ... |
Euro area | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
The HICP for Norway was 115.3 (2005=100) in March 2013, compared to 114.0 in March 2012. The year-to-year growth was 1.1 per cent in March, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous month.
EU, EEA and the euro area
Preliminary data for February 2013 show that the HICP for the EU and EEA was 119.1, while the HICP for the euro area was 116.1. The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for February was 2.0 per cent for the EU and 1.9 per cent for the EEA. In euro area, the year-to-year growth was 1.8 per cent in February. The year-to-year growth for March 2013 in the euro area is estimated at 1.7 per cent.
Detailed figures for March will be published on Eurostat’s website on 16 April.
The statistics is now published as Consumer price index.
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Camilla Rochlenge
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