The consumer price index registered no monthly change, putting annual inflation at 0.56%, and inflation accumulated so far this year remains at 0.37%.
The groups with the greatest contribution to the CPI in September 2016 were Food and non-alcoholic beverages and Transport.
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In March the consumer price index recorded a rise of 0.24% compared to February, placing accumulated inflation at 1.05%.
In March 2016, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a monthly variation of 0.24%, due to an increase in the prices of food prepared outside the home and fuel. This rate was lower by 0.44 percentage points (pp) to that observed in the same month last year. Meanwhile, accumulated inflation was 1.05% and yoy 2.48% .
In the first four months of the year inflation was 3.89%, and prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, clothing and footwear, and transport saw the higher increases.
From a press release issued by the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH):
In May 2014, the rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 0.51%; whereas inter annual and cumulative variations totaled 6.22% and 3.89% respectively.
Annual inflation accumulated in March reached 3.26%, driven by increases in articles for the home and domestic services, transportation and entertainment.
From a press release issued by the National Institute of Statistics:
"In March the groups with the highest positive change in prices when compared with the general index (0.62%) were:
In February prices increased by 0.20%, driven by the food, goods and services and housing sectors.
Of the twelve divisions of expenses making up the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the sectors of food, goods and services, and housing were those that contributed the most to the inflation seen in February.
From information published by the National Statistics Institute (INE):
The result was determined by the behavior of prices in the divisions of food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing, water, electricity and others.
From a press release by the Central Bank of Nicaragua:
The Central Bank of Nicaragua informed the Nicaraguan people that the national inflation accumulated to December 2013 was 5.54% (6.62% in December 2012).
Food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing, water and electricity were the sectors that contributed most to the rise in the price index.
From a report on the consumer price index released by the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH):
In December 2013, the monthly variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 0.30% (0.12% in December 2012). Meanwhile, annual inflation was 4.92% and the average for the year was 5.18%.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November showed an increase of 0.1% from October 2013.
From a Report by the National Institute of Statistics and Census:
Comments on the Consumer Price Index in August 2013 National Urban Category:
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November, compared to October 2013, showed an increase of 0.1% in both the National Urban category and for the districts of Panama and San Miguelito, while for the Other Urban Areas it recorded a decrease of 0.1%. Compared with November 2012, an increase of 3.8% for the National Urban districts of Panama and San Miguelito and Other Urban was observed. So far this year, the National Urban CPI showed a cumulative increase of 3.5%.
In the last twelve months, prices rose by 3.44%, the lowest variation since November 2009.
From the Consumer Price Index report published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC)
In November, consumer groups which had the greatest influence on the monthly variation of the General Index were:
- Food and non-alcoholic beverages, mainly due to the increase in the prices of tomato and potatoes, among other things.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October compared to September 2013 showed an increase of 0.1 %.
From a report by the National Institute of Statistics and Census:
Comments on the Consumer Price Index National Urban in October 2013:
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October, compared to September 2013, showed an increase of 0.1 % in national urban and 0.2 % for the districts of Panama and San Miguelito, while for Other Urban Areas there was a decrease of 0.1%. Compared to October 2012, there was an increase of 3.9 % for National Urban, and for the districts of Panama and San Miguelito and the Other Urban Areas. So far this year, National Urban CPI shows a cumulative variation of 3.4 %.