Compared to August 2020, food prices were up by 3.7%, within which the price of edible oil by 30.6%, that of canteen meals by 9.2%, margarine prices by 9.1%, the price of poultry meat by 8.9%, that of flour by 8.2%, buffet product prices by 7.2% and the price of restaurant meals by 7%.
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices rose by 10.5% on average, within which tobacco prices by 17.0%.
Consumers paid 4.4% more for consumer durables, within which living and dining room furniture cost 10.8%, jewelry 10.5%, kitchen and other furniture 8.3%, and new passenger cars 7.9% more for consumers. Motor fuel prices became 21.7% and the price of household repair and maintenance goods 12.9% higher.
Services became 2.8%, within which the repair and maintenance of dwellings 12.1%, and recreational services 9.8% more expensive.
Consumer prices increased by 0.2% on average. Food prices rose by 0.2% and calculated without seasonal food items (potatoes, fresh vegetables and fresh domestic and tropical fruits in total) by 0.4% on average.
Within food, edible oil cost 2%, bread 1.2%, canteen meals 1.2%, milk 0.7%, and poultry meat 0.6% more, while both seasonal food items and other meat preparations 1.3% and eggs 0.6% less for consumers.
Motor fuel prices increased by 0.8% and the price of household repair and maintenance goods by 1.3%. Services prices were up by 0.4%, within which recreational services prices by 4.3% on average.
In January-August 2021, consumer prices rose by 4.3% for all households on average and by 3.9% among pensioner households.
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