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HICP up 0.5 per cent
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Harmonized index of consumer prices, February 2014

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HICP up 0.5 per cent

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for Norway rose by 0.5 per cent from January to February 2014. Higher airfares together with increased prices of food and furniture contributed most to the rise, while lower prices on books pulled the HICP in the opposite direction.

 

Harmonized indices of consumer prices for Norway and other selected countries. Change in per cent1Published 10 March 2014
Harmonized indices of consumer prices, 12 month change
December 2013January 20141February 20141
1Values with an asterisk are provisional or preliminary.
Norway1.82.11.9
Iceland3.71.5...
Sweden0.40.2...
Denmark0.40.8...
Finland1.91.9...
Germany1.21.2...
United Kingdom2.01.9...
EEA1.00.9...
EU1.00.9...
Euro area0.80.80.8

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Harmonised index of consumer prices. Percentage change from the same month one year before

The HICP for Norway was 117.0 (2005=100) in February 2014, compared to 114.8 in February 2013. The year-to-year growth was 1.9 per cent in February, down 0.2 percentage points from January.

See the consumer price index for more details about the February figures.

EU, EEA and the euro area

Preliminary data for January 2014 show that the HICP was 119.7 (2005=100) for both the EU and the EEA, while the HICP for the euro area was 116.6 (2005=100). The preliminary year-to-year growth in the HICP for January was 0.9 per cent for the EU and the EEA. In the euro area, the preliminary year-to-year growth was 0.8 per cent in January. The year-to-year growth for February 2014 in the euro area is estimated at 0.8 per cent.

Detailed figures for February will be published on Eurostat’s website on 17 March.