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HICP down 0.1 per cent
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, 15 August 2013

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HICP down 0.1 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway fell by 0.1 per cent from July to August in 2013. Lower prices of furniture contributed most to the decrease, while higher prices of books pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent1Published 10 September 2013
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change
June 2013July 2013August 2013
1Provisional or preliminary value for Norway and Euro Area for August 2013 and for EEA, EU and Euro Area for July 2013
Norway1.92.83.3
Iceland3.14.2...
Sweden0.50.8...
Denmark0.60.4...
Finland2.32.5...
Germany1.91.9...
United Kingdom2.92.8...
EEA1.81.7...
EU1.71.7...
Euro area1.61.61.3

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Harmonized index of consumer prices. Percentage change from the same month one year before

The HICP for Norway was 115.8 (2005=100) in August 2013, compared to 112.1 in August 2012. The year-to-year growth was 3.3 per cent in August, up 0.5 percentage points from July.

See the consumer price index for more details about the August figures.

EU, EEA and the euro area

Preliminary data for July 2013 show that the HICP was 119.9 for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 117.0. The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for July was 1.7 per cent for the EU and the EEA. In the euro area, the year-to-year growth was 1.6 per cent in July. The year-to-year growth for August 2013 in the euro area is estimated at 1.3 per cent.

Detailed figures for August will be published on Eurostat’s website on 16 September.