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Consumer Price Index, base period June 2019 April 2022

oil, utilities, gasoline and (11) “Food at home” indi-
diesel in April 2022 ces increased in April 2022.
The “Bread and cereals”
The prices of utilities (elec- index registered the larg-
tricity and water), gasoline est increase (3.9%) in April
and diesel are for the great- 2022. Furthermore, other
er part determined by in- significant increases were
ternational crude oil prices. posted in the indicesfor
In April 2022 the average “Fish and other seafood”
price per barrel of crude (3.7%), “Milk, cheese and
oil (US$ 102.29) had a de- eggs” (2.7%), “Vegetables”
crease of US$ 6.29 (-5.8%) (2.5%) and “Sugar, jam,
compared to March 2022 honey and other confec-
(US$ 108.58). The prices of tionery” (1.8%). The only
electricity and water did decreases were registered
not change compared to in the indices of “Potatoes
The Central Bureau of Sta- ing an effect of -0.25 and had an increase in price, March 2022. Subsequent- and other tubers” (-2.8%)
tistics presents the most -0.16 ppts, respectively. The causing an effect of 1.84 ly, the average electric- and “Fruit” (-0.7%).
important findings for the decreases in the remain- ppts, while 40.4% showed ity price per household re-
Consumer Price Index (CPI) ing sectors had an effect a decrease, contributing to mained at Afl. 240.09, while Over the last twelve (12)
for the month of April 2022. of -0.15 ppts on the CPI of an effect of -1.17 ppts and the average price of water months, the “Food & cater-
April 2022. The increase in the remaining 15.0% had no per household remained at ing services” has increased
Consumer Price Index for the “Transport” sector was change in price. The prices Afl. 137.05. by 7.5%. The “Food at
the month of April 2022 mainly due to an increase of goods increased by 0.8% home” index showed an
The CPI for April 2022 is in the category “Opera- and caused an influence In April 2022 the price of increase of 8.3%, where all
102.16, an increase of 0.7% tion of personal transport of 0.49 ppts. The prices gasoline registered an in- of the “Food at home” indi-
compared to the index of equipment” (7.7%), which of services showed an in- crease of Afl. 30.00 cents ces increased over the last
March 2022 (101.47) and contributed to an effect of crease of 0.5% and had an (11.5%) and had an effect year. The “Oils and fats”
accumulating an increase 0.68. influence of 0.19 ppts on of 0.61 ppts on the CPI. The index increased by 21.1%,
of 1.5% up to and includ- the CPI of April 2022. Core price of diesel registered the largest increase among
ing April of this year. The The increase in the “Food inflation The CPIC (core in- an increase of Afl. 45.70 the “Food at home” food
percentage change of and non-alcoholic bever- flation) - CPI excluding the cents (20.0%) and had an groups. Furthermore, other
the CPI over the last twelve ages” sector was mainly effect of energy and food effect of 0.07 ppts on the significant increases were
(12) months (April 2021 due to an increase in the – was 1.2% in April 2022. CPI of April 2022. In April posted in the indices for
to April 2022) is 4.7, an in- category “Food” (1.7%), 2022, utilities, gasoline and “Fruit” (11.8%), “Meat”
crease of 5.1 percentage which contributed to an The energy index - which diesel as a group showed (9.3%), “Bread and cere-
points (ppts) compared to effect of 0.16 ppts. The consists of the products: an increase in price of 4.1% als” (9.1%) and “Fish and
the percentage change decrease in the “Clothing electricity, water, gasoline compared to March 2022, other seafood” (8.6%). The
for the same period of last and footwear” sector was and diesel – was 8.8%. The and had an influence of index for “Food away from
year (-0.4%). mainly due to a decrease food index showed an in- 0.68 ppts on the CPI, while home” increased by 0.5%
in the category “Clothing” crease of 3.0%. Subsistence the remaining 404 goods in April 2022 and has in-
The period average per- (-9.0%), which contributed level The subsistence level and services, as a group, creased by 5.5% over the
centage change of the to an effect of -0.19 ppts. for a household consisting were unchanged and had last twelve (12) months.
CPI for the period April of two (2) adults and two no effect on the CPI. In April 2022, “Food at
2021 - April 2022 is 2.6%, an The decrease in the “House- (2) children (aged 0-14 home” and “Food away
increase of 4.9 ppts com- hold operation” sector was years) in April 2022 is Afl. Change in prices of Food from home” as a group
pared to the period aver- mainly due to a decrease 5,003, an increase of Afl. & catering services in April showed an increase in
age percentage change in the category “Household 253 compared to April 2021 2022 price of 1.2% compared to
over the period April 2020 appliances” (-8.0%), which (Afl. 4,750). The subsistence The “Food & catering ser- March 2022, and had an
- April 2021 (-2.3%). During contributed to an effect level for a single adult vices” index showed an in- influence of 0.19 ppts on
this month, four (4) of the of -0.21 ppts. Consumption household is Afl. 2,382, an crease of 1.2% in April 2022, the CPI, while the remain-
twelve (12) sectors regis- basket The consumption increase of Afl. 120 com- after an increase of 0.6% in ing goods and services, as
tered increases in prices. basket of the CPI consists pared to April 2021 (Afl. March 2022. The index for a group, experienced an
The increases that had of 408 goods and services. 2,262). “Food at home” showed increase in price of 0.6%,
the greatest influence on Compared to March 2022, an increase of 1.5% in April, causing an effect of 0.49
the CPI were registered for 44.6% of these products Change in prices of crude as nine (9) of the eleven ppts on the CPI.
the “Transport” (7.5%) and
“Food and non-alcoholic
beverages” (1.5%) sec-
tors, which contributed
with an effect of 1.04 and
0.17 ppts, respectively. The
increases in the remain-
ing sectors had an effect
of 0.03 ppts on the CPI of
April 2022. Aforementioned
increases were partially off-
set mainly by decreasesin
the indicesfor the “Cloth-
ing and footwear” (-9.0%)
and “Household opera-
tion” (1.7%) sectors, caus-