A press release from Statistics and Census states:
In January the groups that showed the highest positive variation in the prices when compared with the variation of the General Index (0.17%) were:
. Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes
. Meals and beverages away from home
. Rent and housing services
. Articles for housing and domestic services
. Health
. Entertainment and culture
. Education
. Miscellaneous goods and services
Source: Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Costa Rica)
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January 2012
According to information from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the yearly variation (January-December 2011) is 4.74%, which is less than the variation in 2010 (5.82%).
From the press release by the INEC:
The general level of the consumer price index in December was 149.862, which represents a variation of 0.92% compared with the index for the month of November (148.502).
October 2010
The Consumer Price Index for September registered the first negative change of the year.
Consumer price index in September is 140.441 representing a variation of -0.08% compared to the August index of 140.557. The cumulative variation for nine months (January to September 2010) Index is 3.87% greater than the variation for the same period last year (2.92%).
July 2009
The consumer price index continues to show slower growth in Costa Rica. There was an increase of 0.17% in June.
In interannual terms, the indicator rose 8.2%. The accumulated variation in the first six months of this year was 1.21%, smaller than the 6.55% increase during the same period last year.
May 2011
In the first quarter of the year inflation reached 3.17%.
The CPI in April 2011 showed a value of 103.17, the previous month’s figure was 102.52, making the monthly variation 0.63%, this variation is less than the previous month (0.92%).
Expenditure groups that made the most impact on the CPI in April 2011 were foods, nonalcoholic beverages, housing, water, electricity, gas, other fuels and transportation.
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