BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.3
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
The prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, transport and housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels have increased in Georgia month-on-month, Trend reports via the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Specifically, the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased 2 percent. Prices increased for:
- Vegetables (6.1 percent)
- Fruit and grapes (4.4 percent)
- Oils and fats (4.3 percent)
- Milk, cheese, and eggs (4 percent)
- Fish (1.1 percent)
- Transport prices increased by 1.4 percent.
Within the group, prices increased for the operation of personal transport equipment (2 percent).
Prices in the group of housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels increased by 1.9 percent. The prices were higher for the following subgroups:
- Water supply and miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling (4.3 percent)
- Electricity, gas, and other fuels (2.1 percent)
Overall, in January 2021 the consumer price index increased 1.1 percent compared to the previous month, while the annual inflation rate amounted to 2.8 percent.
"With regard to annual core inflation, which is calculated by excluding the groups of food and non-alcoholic beverages, energy, regulated tariffs, transport from the consumer basket, the prices increased by 5.8 percent, while the annual core inflation without tobacco amounted to 5.7 percent", said Geostat.
As for annual inflation, prices increased in the group of food and non-alcoholic beverages (+6.4 percent), health (+9.7 percent), furnishings, household equipment and maintenance (+10.8 percent), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (+6.9 percent), and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (+20.5 percent).
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