The level of the General Index of Consumer Prices (base 100 in August 2004), increased in March compared to the previous month, from 205.6 to 206.8 a monthly increase of 0.6% for a 7.7% YoY.

This monthly increase is the result of the upward trend in all functions of consumption. Among the largest increases, we note those "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+ 0.8%), "Rent Housing, Energy and Water" (+ 0.6%) and "Other Goods and Services" (+0.4%).

The other consumption functions such as: Clothing, Equipment, Maintenance of the Housing, the Health and the Transport, experienced more moderate increases ranging from +0.1 to +0.2%.

The increase in function "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" is attributable to the rising of products such as rice (+0.4%), corn in grain (+1.2%), beef (+0.9%), those pork, goat and chicken (+0.7%), fresh fish (+1.5%), cod (+1.9%), avocado (+1.2%), banana (+1.3%), the giraumon (3%), dry peas (+0.6%), cabbage (+1.8%), the fungus (+4.3%), yam (+1.7%), potatoes (+1.2%), potato land (+2.9%) and lemon (+12.0%).

The increase in "Rent Housing, Energy and Water" function comes exclusively from the price increase in Rent housing (+1.4%).

The upward trend observed in the index "Other Goods and Services" is dur to the price fluctuations of shampoo (+0.8%), perfume, eau de toilette (0.4%), dry toilet (+1.9%) and body cream (+0.5%).

Situation in figures (YoY) :

General Index average annual 7.7%

Food, beverages and tobacco: 8.8%

Clothing and textiles, footwear 7.5%

Rent housing, energy and water: 7.8%

Equipment and maintenance of housing: 4.9%

Health: 6.3%

Transport: 3.4%

Recreation, entertainment, education and culture: 9.6%

Other goods and services: 4.8%

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8147-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-february-2013.html

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