Inflation in September it accelerated significantly up to 4.9 percent with 4.3 percent in August. The final reading of the Central Statistical Office thus confirmed the first, so-called quick estimate from two weeks ago. Inflation has not been this high this year, but this is not a surprise, because since the beginning of summer each subsequent reading has been this year's maximum.
Inflation up. What has increased in price the most?
We've seen change before prices in the case of three main categories: energy carriers (in this case, prices increased by 11.4% year on year), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+4.7%) and fuels to private means of transport (decrease by 2% year on year). Now we have more details, because the Central Statistical Office has shown all the inflation cards.
Services became more expensive – by 6.8%. year to year – than goods – by 4.2 percent. If you look deeper into the Central Statistical Office table, you can see that the largest annual increase was recorded in the electricity category – by 21.2%. Most fees related to the use of apartments and houses have become significantly more expensive. Gas prices increased by 16.9%. year to year, water supply by 12.9 percent. and sewage services by 12.2%. Against this background, an increase in fees for apartment owners by 5.1%. or heat energy by 5.9%. it no longer makes a huge impression.
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