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HICP down 0.2 per cent
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, July 2015

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HICP down 0.2 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway fell 0.2 per cent from June to July. Lower prices on electricity and clothing contributed to pulling the HICP down, while higher food prices pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent1Published 10 August 2015
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change
May 2015June 20151July 20151
1Values with an asterisk are provisional or preliminary.
Norway2.02.61.5
Iceland0.30.0...
Sweden0.90.4...
Denmark0.40.4...
Finland0.10.1...
Germany0.70.1...
United Kingdom0.10.0...
EEA0.30.2...
EU0.30.1...
Euro area0.30.20.2

Source: Statistics Norway

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

The HICP for Norway was 120.3 (2005=100) in July 2015, compared to 118.5 the same month in the previous year. The year-to-year growth was 1.5 per cent in July, down 1.1 percentage points from June.

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

EU, EEA and the euro area

Preliminary data for June 2015 show that the HICP was 121.3 (2005=100) for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 118.5 (2005=100). The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for June was 0.1 per cent for the EU, and 0.2 per cent for the EEA and the euro area. The year-to-year growth for July in the euro area is estimated at 0.2 per cent.

Detailed figures for July 2015 will be published on Eurostat’s website on 14 August.