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HICP up 0.5 per cent
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway rose by 0.5 per cent from January to February 2014. Higher airfares together with increased prices of food and furniture contributed most to the rise, while lower prices on books pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change | |||
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December 2013 | January 20141 | February 20141 | |
1Values with an asterisk are provisional or preliminary. | |||
Norway | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
Iceland | 3.7 | 1.5 | ... |
Sweden | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... |
Denmark | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... |
Finland | 1.9 | 1.9 | ... |
Germany | 1.2 | 1.2 | ... |
United Kingdom | 2.0 | 1.9 | ... |
EEA | 1.0 | 0.9 | ... |
EU | 1.0 | 0.9 | ... |
Euro area | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
The HICP for Norway was 117.0 (2005=100) in February 2014, compared to 114.8 in February 2013. The year-to-year growth was 1.9 per cent in February, down 0.2 percentage points from January.
See the consumer price index for more details about the February figures.
EU, EEA and the euro area
Preliminary data for January 2014 show that the HICP was 119.7 (2005=100) for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 116.6 (2005=100). The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for January was 0.9 per cent for the EU and the EEA. In the euro area, the preliminary year-to-year growth was 0.8 per cent in January. The year-to-year growth for February 2014 in the euro area is estimated at 0.8 per cent.
Detailed figures for February will be published on Eurostat’s website on 17 March.
The statistics is now published as Consumer price index.
Contact
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Konsumprisindeksen
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Kjersti Nyborg Hov
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Camilla Rochlenge
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Gunnar Larsson
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Trym Kristian Økland
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