January inflation: prices for food, non-alcoholic beverages increases by 3.2%
The prices of vegetables, milk, cheese and eggs, bread and cereals have increased in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The prices of vegetables, milk, cheese and eggs, bread and cereals have increased in Georgia year-on-year, shows the latest inflation data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In January 2019 the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 3.2%, contributing 0.98 percentage points to the monthly inflation rate.
Prices increased for the following subgroups:
- Vegetables (15.8%)
- Fruit and grapes (5.8%)
- Milk, cheese and eggs (4.7%)
- Bread and cereals (1.4%)
- Fish (1.4%)
In the group of alcoholic beverages and tobacco, prices increased by 5.8%, with a relevant contribution of 0.39 percentage points to the overall monthly consumer price index growth.
The price of tobacco increased by 12.5%.
In January 2019 the consumer price index increased by 1.3% compared to the previous month, while the annual inflation rate amounted to 2.2%, said Geostat.
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