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HICP up 0.2 per cent
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, 15 October 2013

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HICP up 0.2 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway rose by 0.2 per cent from September to October 2013. Higher prices of electricity and clothing contributed most to the increase, while lower prices of airfares and books pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent1Published 11 November 2013
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change
August 2013September 20131October 20131
1Provisional or preliminary value for Norway and Euro Area for October 2013 and for EEA, EU and Euro Area for September 2013.
Norway3.32.62.3
Iceland4.83.8...
Sweden0.80.5...
Denmark0.10.2...
Finland2.01.8...
Germany1.61.6...
United Kingdom2.72.7...
EEA1.51.3...
EU1.51.3...
Euro area1.31.10.7

Source: Statistics Norway

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

The HICP for Norway was 116.6 (2005=100) in October 2013, compared to 114.0 in October 2012. The year-to-year growth was 2.3 per cent in October, down 0.3 percentage points from September.

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

EU, EEA and the euro area

Preliminary data for September 2013 show that the HICP was 120.5 for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 117.7. The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for September was 1.3 per cent for the EU and the EEA. In the euro area, the year-to-year growth was 1.1 per cent in September. The year-to-year growth for October 2013 in the euro area is estimated at 0.7 per cent.

Detailed figures for September will be published on Eurostat’s website on 15 November.