The General Index of Consumer Prices (Base 100 in August 2004) increased during the month of June 2014, rising to 217.3 against 215.9 in May, or a 4.2% yoy an increase of +0.7% compared to 3.5% in May 2014.

The monthly variation in the month of June, results from the upward trend of the indices of consumption: "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+0.6%), "Apparel, Textiles and Footwear" (1.4%) "Planning, Equipment and Maintenance of housing" (+1.0%). "Health" (+2.9%) and "Other Goods and Services" (+1.6%).

The increase in "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" index is due to higher cost of wheat flour (+2.2%), of beef (+1.1%), pork (+1.3%) and goat (+1.0%), fresh fish (+2.0%), of herring (+1.6%), salt herring (+2.4% ), eggs (+0.6%), bananas (+1.0%), of giraumont (+0.8%), of kazoo (+1.4%), cabbage (+1.7%), carrots (+3.2% ), tomato (+1.8%), yam (+1.2%), malanga (+0.8%), sweet potato (+0.7%) and potatoes (+0.5%) and the true tree (+1.4%), orange (+0.6%), the chadèque (+1.4%) and lemon (+1.3%).

Note that the increase in "Clothing and Textile Shoes" index comes particularly from higher fabric prices (+2.5%), costume, universal jacket (+1.2%), shirts (+1.7 %), dress (+2.0%) petticoat (+2.1%), panty girdle (+1.4%), clothing apparel (+1.0%), and tennis shoes are (+0.9% ) and sandals (+1.0%).

The increase in the "Maintenance Planning and Housing" index is linked particularly to items : living room furniture (+0.8%), dining room (+1.1%), bed (+1.6%), mattresses (+2.3%) , bed linen (+5.1%), curtains (+2.8%), web (+1.8%), refrigerator (+1.1%), insecticide (+4.4%), disinfectant (+3.8%) and dry cleaning (+1.3%).

nflationary pressures in the "Health" index is attributable to prescription glasses (+0.7%), fees paid to doctors (+5.4%) and hospitalization costs (+1.6%).

Finally, the products that contributed most to the increase in the index "Other Goods and Services" are: shampoo (+1.1%), perfume and eau de toilette (+2.7%), powder toilet (+5.1%), the body cream (+4.2%), other hair care products (+2.8%) and beauty care (+1.7%).

Situation in figures by function for the whole country (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 3.2%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 8.1%

Rent housing, energy and water : 5.9%

Development and maintenance of housing : 4.1%

Health : 9.3%

Transport : 1.3%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 4.7%

Other goods and services : 7.9%

Situation in Figures local products (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 3.8%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 7.3%

Rent housing, energy and water : 6.1%

Development and maintenance of housing : 3.3%

Health : 9.6%

Transport : 0.7%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 3.6%

Other goods and services : 3.3%

Situation in Figures imported products (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 1.1%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 8.7%

Rent housing, energy and water : 0%

Development and maintenance of housing : 6.7%

Health : 6.1%

Transport : 3.5%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 14%

Other goods and services : 6.3%

General Price Index by Region (Variation on a month) :

Metropolitan Area: +0.6% (Includes Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Petion-Ville, Carrefour and Croix des Bouquets.)

Rest West: +0.6% (includes departments SouthEast and West excluding the Metropolitan Area)

North: +0.9% (including the departments of North, Northeastern and Northwest)

South: +0.7% (including departments of South Grand Anse and Nippes)

Transversal: +0.6% (including departments of Centre and Artibonite)

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11490-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-may-2014.html

HL/ HaitiLibre