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            Consumer Price Index base period June 2019 - April 2022



            The  Central  Bureau  of  Sta-                                                                                      a group, were unchanged
            tistics presents the most im-                                                                                       and  had  no  effect  on  the
            portant findings for the Con-                                                                                       CPI.
            sumer Price Index  (CPI) for
            the month of April 2022.                                                                                            Change  in  prices  of  Food
                                                                                                                                & catering services in  April
            Consumer  Price  Index  for                                                                                         2022
            the month of April 2022                                                                                             The  “Food  &  catering  ser-
            The  CPI  for  April  2022  is                                                                                      vices” index showed an in-
            102.16, an increase of 0.7%                                                                                         crease of 1.2% in April 2022,
            compared  to  the  index  of                                                                                        after an increase of 0.6% in
            March 2022 (101.47)                                                                                                 March  2022.  The  index  for
            and  accumulating  an  in-                                                                                          “Food  at  home”  showed
            crease  of  1.5%  up  to  and                                                                                       an increase of 1.5% in  April,
            including April of this year.   hold   operation”   (1.7%)  causing  an  effect  of  1.84  diesel in April 2022     as  nine  (9)  of  the  eleven
            The percentage change of     sectors,  causing  an  effect  ppts,  while  40.4%    showed  The  prices  of  utilities  (elec-  (11)  “Food  at  home”  indi-
            the CPI over the last twelve   of -0.25 and  -0.16 ppts, re-  a decrease, contributing to  tricity and water), gasoline   ces  increased in April 2022.
            (12)  months  (April  2021  to   spectively.  The  decreases  an effect of -1.17 ppts and  and diesel are for the great-  The  “Bread  and  cereals”
            April 2022) is               in  the  remaining  sectors  the remaining 15.0% had no  er part determined by inter-  index  registered  the  larg-
            4.7, an increase of 5.1 per-  had an effect of -0.15 ppts  change  in price. The prices  national    crude  oil  prices.   est  increase  (3.9%)  in  April
            centage points (ppts) com-   on the  CPI of April 2022.   of goods increased by 0.8%  In  April  2022  the  average   2022.  Furthermore,  other
            pared  to  the  percentage   The  increase  in  the  “Trans-  and  caused  an  influence  price  per  barrel  of    crude   significant  increases  were
            change for the same          port” sector was mainly due  of  0.49  ppts.  The  prices  oil  (US$  102.29)  had  a  de-  posted  in  the    indicesfor
            period of last year (-0.4%).   to  an  increase  in  the  cat-  of    services  showed  an  in-  crease  of  US$  6.29  (-5.8%)   “Fish  and  other  seafood”
                                         egory  “Operation    of  per-  crease of 0.5% and had an  compared  to  March  2022    (3.7%),  “Milk,  cheese  and
            The  period  average  per-   sonal transport equipment”  influence  of  0.19  ppts  on  (US$ 108.58).               eggs” (2.7%), “Vegetables”
            centage  change  of  the     (7.7%),  which  contributed  the CPI of April 2022.                                    (2.5%)  and  “Sugar,  jam,
            CPI  for  the  period  April   to an effect of 0.68. The in-                           The  prices  of  electricity   honey  and    other  confec-
            2021 - April 2022 is 2.6%, an   crease  in    the  “Food  and  Core inflation          and water did not change     tionery”  (1.8%).  The  only
            increase  of  4.9  ppts  com-  non-alcoholic  beverages”  The  CPIC  (core  inflation)  compared to  March 2022.    decreases  were  registered
            pared  to  the  period  aver-  sector  was  mainly  due  to  -  CPI  excluding  the  effect  Subsequently,  the  aver-  in the indices of  “Potatoes
            age  percentage  change      an increase in the category  of  energy  and  food  –  was  age  electricity  price  per     and  other  tubers”  (-2.8%)
            over  the  period  April  2020   “Food”  (1.7%),  which  con-  1.2% in April 2022.  The en-  household  remained  at   and “Fruit” (-0.7%).
            - April 2021 (-2.3%).        tributed to an effect of 0.16  ergy index - which consists  Afl.  240.09,  while  the  av-
                                         ppts.                        of the products: electricity,  erage  price  of    water  per   Over  the  last  twelve  (12)
            During  this  month,  four  (4)                           water,  gasoline  and  diesel  household remained at Afl.   months, the “Food & cater-
            of  the  twelve  (12)  sectors   The decrease in the “Cloth-  –  was  8.8%.  The  food  in-  137.05.                ing  services” has increased
            registered increases in pric-  ing  and  footwear”  sec-  dex showed an increase of                                 by  7.5%.  The  “Food  at
            es.  The  increases  that  had   tor  was  mainly  due  to  a  3.0%.                   In  April  2022  the  price  of   home”  index    showed  an
            the  greatest  influence  on   decrease  in  the  category                             gasoline  registered  an  in-  increase of 8.3%, where all
            the CPI were registered for   “Clothing”  (-9.0%),  which  Subsistence level           crease  of  Afl.    30.00  cents   of the “Food at home”  in-
            the  “Transport”  (7.5%)  and   contributed to an effect of  The  subsistence  level  for  (11.5%) and had an effect   dices  increased  over  the
            “Food    and  non-alcoholic   -0.19 ppts. The decrease in  a  household  consisting  of  of 0.61 ppts on the CPI. The   last year. The “Oils and fats”
            beverages”  (1.5%)  sectors,   the “Household  operation”  two (2) adults and two (2)  price  of  diesel  registered   index  increased  by  21.1%,
            which  contributed  with  an   sector was mainly due to a  children  (aged  0-14  years)  an  increase  of  Afl.  45.70   the largest increase among
            effect of 1.04 and 0.17 ppts,   decrease  in  the  category  in April 2022 is Afl. 5,003, an  cents  (20.0%)  and  had  an   the “Food at  home” food
            respectively.  The  increases   “Household   appliances”  increase  of  Afl.  253  com-  effect  of  0.07  ppts  on  the   groups.  Furthermore,  other
            in  the  remaining  sectors   (-8.0%),  which contributed  pared  to  April  2021  (Afl.  CPI of April 2022.        significant  increases    were
            had an effect of 0.03 ppts   to an effect of -0.21 ppts.   4,750).  The    subsistence                              posted  in  the  indices  for
            on the CPI of April 2022.                                 level  for  a  single  adult  In April 2022, utilities, gaso-  “Fruit”   (11.8%),   “Meat”
                                         Consumption basket           household  is  Afl.  2,382,  an  line and diesel as a group   (9.3%),  “Bread  and  cere-
            Aforementioned  increases    The  consumption  basket  increase  of  Afl.  120  com-   showed    an  increase  in   als”  (9.1%)  and  “Fish  and
            were partially offset mainly   of  the  CPI  consists  of  408  pared  to    April  2021  (Afl.  price of 4.1% compared to   other seafood”  (8.6%). The
            by decreasesin the indices-  goods  and  services.  Com-  2,262).                      March 2022, and had  an in-  index for “Food away from
            for the “Clothing  and foot-  pared  to  March  2022,                                  fluence of 0.68 ppts on the   home”  increased  by  0.5%
            wear” (-9.0%) and “House-    44.6%  of  these  products  Change in prices of crude  CPI,  while  the  remaining     in    April  2022  and  has  in-
                                                                                                                                creased  by  5.5%  over  the

             ARUBA                       had  an  increase  in  price,  oil,  utilities,  gasoline  and  404 goods and services, as   last twelve (12) months.

                     CLEAN                                                                                                      In  April  2022,  “Food  at
                                                                                                                                home”  and  “Food  away
                                                                                                                                from  home”  as  a  group
                                                                                                                                showed  an  increase  in
                                                                                                                                price of 1.2% compared to
                                                                                                                                March  2022,  and  had  an
                                                                                                                                influence  of  0.19  ppts  on
                                                                                                                                the CPI,  while the remain-
                                                                                                                                ing goods and services, as
                                                                                                                                a  group,    experienced  an
                    IS MORE                                                                                                     increase  in  price  of  0.6%,
                  DUSHI                                                                                                         causing  an  effect  of    0.49
                                                                                                                                ppts on the CPI.q
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