Honduras Records 3.1% Inflation in First Semester

In June, there was an increase of 0.4%, driven mainly by soft drinks.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

A report on the consumer price index has been released by the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH):

In June 2013, the rates of the monthly and interannual variations of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) were 0.4% and 5.3%, respectively, for its part, average inflation for the year reached 5.2 % and the cumulative rate stood at 3.1%.

Monthly inflation was mainly determined by the behavior of the items: "Food and non-alcoholic beverages" with a contribution of 0.19%, "Clothing and Footwear" and "Transport" with 0.05% each and "Furniture , For Home Renovation" with a contribution of 0.04%, representing in total a contribution of 76.7% to the monthly inflation rate .

Of the 282 goods and services included in the CPI basket, 59.6% showed increase in their prices, 30.5% showed no change and 9.9% decreased.

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