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No change in the HICP
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway remained unchanged from September to October 2014. Higher prices of clothing contributed to pulling the HICP up, but the effect was offset by lower prices of electricity.
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change | |||
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August 2014 | September 20141 | October 20141 | |
1Values with an asterisk are provisional or preliminary. | |||
Norway | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
Iceland | 2.3 | 0.4 | ... |
Sweden | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... |
Denmark | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... |
Finland | 1.2 | 1.5 | ... |
Germany | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... |
United Kingdom | 1.5 | 1.2 | ... |
EEA | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... |
EU | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... |
Euro area | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
The HICP for Norway was 118.8 (2005=100) in October 2014, compared to 116.6 the same month in the previous year. The year-to-year growth was 1.9 per cent in October, down 0.2 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 2014 show that the HICP was 121.0 (2005=100) for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 118.1 (2005=100). The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for September was 0.4 per cent for the EU and the EEA. In the euro area, the preliminary year-to-year growth was 0.3 per cent in September. The year-to-year growth for October in the euro area is estimated at 0.4 per cent.
Detailed figures for October will be published on Eurostat’s website on 14 November.
The statistics is now published as Consumer price index.
Contact
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Konsumprisindeksen
E-mail: konsumprisindeksen@ssb.no
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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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