After the July Consumer Price Index reported a 6.1% year-on-year variation, in August the increase was 6.3%.
In cumulative terms, national inflation stood at 4.03% (1.66% in August 2018), induced by the behavior of prices in the divisions of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (42.89%), Several goods and services (9.87%), and Food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.81%), with a joint contribution of 2.13%, reported the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
In May, the CPI rose 6%, reinforcing the upward trend that has been reported since February.
In February, the indicator stood at 3.3%, in March it was 5.1% and in April, 5.8%. The May figure reinforces the upward trend that is likely to continue for the rest of the year.
After the country's Consumer Price Index rose to 3.3% in February 2019, it went up to 5.1% in March and 5.8% in April.
Year-on-year inflation was 5.77%, 0.95% higher than in April 2018, while core year-on-year inflation was 6.30%, reported the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN).
During the third month of the year, the CPI registered a 1.82% monthly variation, mainly because of the prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
In cumulative terms, domestic inflation was 1.84%, year-on-year inflation was 5.09%, 0.25% higher than in March 2018, while base year-on-year inflation was 5.25% (4.20% in March 2018), reported the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN).
After the country's Consumer Price Index rose to 3.3% in February 2019, it increased to 5.1% in March.
The March Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a monthly increase of 1.82% (0.14% in March 2018), mainly because of the rise in prices of some goods and services of the divisions: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (31.37%), Miscellaneous goods and services (3.76%), and Food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.62%), which together contributed 1.176 percentage points to the observed variation, reported the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN).
During the first month of the year, the CPI registered a -0.25% variation, mainly because of the prices of the Recreation and Culture, and Food and non-alcoholic beverages divisions.
The January Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a 0.25% monthly decrease, year-on-year inflation at 3.3%, while core year-on-year inflation was 3.88%, reported the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
In December, the CPI registered a monthly variation of 0.6%, because of the rise in Food and non-alcoholic beverages, Recreation and Culture and Health prices.
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During the eleventh month of the year, the CPI registered a 0.52% monthly variation, mainly because of the prices of Food and non-alcoholic beverages, and Communications.
The Central Bank of Nicaragua reported that in accumulated terms, national inflation reached 3.24% (4.51% in November 2017), caused by the behavior of goods and services prices in the sectors of Transportation; Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels; and Education with a joint contribution of 1.642 percentage points. In year-on-year terms, inflation was at 4.40%, 0.95 percentage points lower than that registered in November 2017, and subjacent inflation was 4.14% (4.07% in November 2017).
During the tenth month of the year, the CPI registered a monthly variation of 0.51%, mainly because of the prices of Food and non-alcoholic beverages.
According to the report of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed an increase of 0.51 percent (0.55% in October 2017), mainly caused by the behavior of prices in some goods and services of the Food and non-alcoholic beverages divisions (0.67%); Transportation (1.56%) and Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.82%); which together contributed 0.429 percentage points to the variation observed. On the other hand, the Leisure and culture division showed a decrease of 0.29 percent (-0.011pp).
After reaching its highest level in June this year with 5.6%, the price index reported a variation of 5.1% in September with respect to the same month in 2017.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.50 percent (0.32% in September 2017), mainly explained by the behavior of the prices in some goods and services of the divisions of Recreation and culture (6.79%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel (1.73%) and Transportation (1.15%); which together contributed 0.496 percentage points to the observed variation.
During the seventh month of the year, the CPI recorded a monthly variation of -0.08%, mainly explained by the prices of Food and non-alcoholic beverages.
In May and June, the Consumer Price Index recorded year-on-year variations of 5.2% and 5.6%, exceeding the average inflation rate of 4.9% reported in the first four months of the year.
Ever since the political and social crisis in the country became accentuated, the general price indicator has shown a clear upward trend, which is reflected in the behavior of the inflationary rhythm of the last two months.
During the fifth month of the year, the CPI recorded a monthly variation of 0.55%, mainly explained by prices in the sectors of Food and non-alcoholic beverages and Transport.
During the fourth month of the year, the CPI recorded a monthly variation of 0.24%, mainly explained by prices in the sectors of Transport and Recreation and culture.
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