Prices for alcoholic beverages, tobacco grew by 6.6% yearly in August and clothing and footwear cost gained 8.1%.

Prices of restaurants and hotels gained by 4.7% and those for transport prices rose 8.6%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices gained 0.7% in August.

Data from the Prague-based statistics agency also showed that the export prices gained 7.7% annually July and rose 3.1% from a month ago. Import prices accelerated 7.9% yearly in July and gained 2.4% a month ago.