In August the consumer price index recorded a monthly variation of -0.36%, accumulating inflation so far this year of 2.03%.
From a report by the Central Bank of Nicaragua:
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a monthly variation of -0.36 percent (-0.01% in August 2015), mainly explained by the behavior of prices of some goods and services in the divisions of Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-1.11%), Recreation and culture (-1.72%) and Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-0.27%), which together contributed -0.492 percentage points to the variation observed.In contrast, the division of furniture, housewares and home conservation, showed a variation of 0.72 percent (0.050 pp).
In May the consumer price index registered a variation of 0.57%, with accumulated inflation so far this year being 2.17%.
From a report by the Central Bank of Nicaragua:
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a monthly variation of 0.57 percent (0.51% in December 2015), mainly explained by increased prices in some goods and services in the divisions of Food and non alcoholic drinks (0.54%), recreation and culture (2.97%) and transportation (1.14%), which together contributed 0.389 percentage points to the observed variation. In contrast the category of Communications showed the opposite behavior with a variation of -0.07 percent (-0.002 pp).
In April, the consumer price index registered a variation of 0.14%, accumulating inflation so far this year of 1.59%.
From a report by the Central Bank of Nicaragua:
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a monthly variation of 0.14 percent (0.20% in December 2015), mainly explained by increased prices of some goods and services in the categories of Transportation (2, 03%), Housing, water, electricity gas and other fuels (0.65%) and Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.39%), which together contributed 0.224 percentage points to the variation observed.
In March the consumer price index registered a variation of 0.63%, accumulating so far this year inflation of 1.45%.
From a report by the Central Bank of Nicaragua:
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a monthly variation of 0.63 percent (0.38% in December 2015), mainly explained by increased in the prices of some goods and services in the divisions of Food and non alcoholic beverages (0.59%), Restaurants and hotels (1.20%) and transportation (1.22%), which together contributed 0.434 percentage points to the observed variation.
In February, the consumer price index registered a variation of 0.93%, accumulating so far this year inflation of 0.81%.
From a report by the Central Bank of Nicaragua:
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a monthly variation of 0.93% (0.72% in December 2015), mainly explained by increased prices on some goods and services in the divisions of food and nonalcoholic beverages (0.93%), education (6.15%) and restaurants and hotels (1.69%), which together contributed 0.866 percentage points to the observed variation.
In January, the CPI registered a variation of 0.11% and annual inflation stood at 3.19%, 2.26% lower than the figure for January 2015.
The Central Bank reported that the monthly inflation in January reflected a monthly variation of -0.11% (-0.25% in December 2015), mainly explained by lower prices in some goods and services in the divisions of recreation and culture (-6.69%), transport (-1.36%) and education (-0.22%), which together contributed -0.373% to the observed variation. In contrast the division of restaurants and hotels showed the opposite behavior with a variation of 0.59% (0,064pp).
In December, the CPI registered a variation of 0.98%, accumulating inflation of 3.05% throughout the year, well below the 6.48% recorded in the same period in 2014.
The Central Bank reported that the monthly inflation in December was 0.98% (-0.07% in December 2014). This increase was driven mainly by higher prices in the divisions of food and nonalcoholic beverages (1.20%), recreation and culture (5.77%) and; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (2.24%), with a joint contribution of 0.844 percentage points to the observed variation.