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HICP down 0.2 per cent
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The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway August 2015.

Harmonized index of consumer prices, August 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 July to August. Lower prices on fuels and lubricants contributed to pulling the HICP down, while higher electricity prices pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent1Published 10 September 2015
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change
June 2015July 20151August 20151
1Values with an asterisk are provisional or preliminary.
Norway2.61.51.8
Iceland0.00.5...
Sweden0.40.8...
Denmark0.40.5...
Finland0.1-0.1...
Germany0.10.1...
United Kingdom0.0......
EEA0.20.1...
EU0.10.1...
Euro area0.20.20.2

Source: Statistics Norway

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

The HICP for Norway was 120.1 (2005=100) in August 2015, compared to 118.0 the same month in the previous year. The year-to-year growth was 1.8 per cent in August, up 0.3 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 2015 show that the HICP was 120.7 (2005=100) for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 117.7 (2005=100). The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for July was 0.1 per cent for the EU and the EEA, and 0.2 per cent for the euro area. The year-to-year growth for August in the euro area is estimated at 0.2 per cent.

Detailed figures for August 2015 will be published on Eurostat’s website on 16 September.