In the month of July, in year-on-year terms, consumers paid 0.2% more for food, within which the price of sugar increased by 25.1%, edible oil prices by 7.1%, and seasonal food items (potatoes, fresh vegetables and fruit) by 5.7%, while pork prices fell by 14.2% and the prices of cheese and milk by 6.2%, the KSH reported.
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco became 1.8% more expensive, prices of services increased by 1.3%, clothing and footwear by 0.9%, and consumer durables by 0.2% on average, according to the KSH, while consumers paid 4.9% less for other goods, within which motor fuels became 13% less expensive. Prices of electricity, gas and other fuels were reduced by 0.1%, the report added.
Compared to the previous month, consumer prices were lower by 0.2% on average, while they increased by 0.1% on average in the January–July period compared to the corresponding period of 2015.
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