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HICP up 1.2 per cent
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, 15 September 2012

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HICP up 1.2 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway increased by 1.2 per cent from August to September 2012. The prices of clothing contributed most to the rise, while the prices for electricity and books contributed in the opposite direction.

Harmonized index of consumer prices

The HICP for Norway was 113.4 (2005=100) in September 2012, compared to 113.3 in September 2011. The year-to-year growth was 0.1 per cent in September, up 0.1 percentage point from August.

See the consumer price index for more details.

EU, EEA and the euro area

Preliminary data for August 2012 show that the HICP for the EU and EEA was 118.3, while the HICP for the euro area was 115.6. The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for August was 2.7 per cent for the EU and the EEA and 2.6 per cent for the euro area. The year-to-year growth for September 2012 in the euro area is estimated at 2.7 per cent.

Detailed figures for September will be published on Eurostat’s website on 16 October.

Harmonised indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent
  July 2011-
July 2012 		     August 2011-
August 2012 		     September 2011-
September 2012
Norway         -0.2 0.0 10.1
Iceland 5.4 4.5  
Sweden 0.7 0.9  
Denmark 2.1 2.6  
Finland 3.1 3.3  
Germany 1.9 2.2  
UK 2.6 2:  
EEA 2.5 12.7  
EU 2.5 12.7  
Euro area 2.4 2.6 12.7
1  Provisional or preliminary value.
2  Not available.
Source:  Statistics Norway and EUROSTAT.