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Food prices jumped 5.9% year-on-year, or 4.7% excluding food and beverage serving services. The largest increases were seen in eggs (19.9%), coffee (18.5%), chocolate and cocoa (18.3%) and seasonal food items (17.1%), with fresh domestic and tropical fruits up 28.9%. Prices also rose 13.6% for both confectionery products and fruit and vegetable juices, 9.3% for buffet products, 8.8% for edible oil and 8.6% for non-alcoholic beverages.
At the same time, margarine prices fell 29.5%, flour 11.6%, sugar 10.0%, other meat preparations 6.6%, milk products 6.2% and pork 4.9%.
Households paid 11.0% more on average for electricity, gas and other fuels. Natural and manufactured gas was 23.2% more expensive, while butane and propane rose 2.6%. Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco climbed 7.3%, with tobacco alone up 8.5%.
Service prices increased 5.4%. Rents rose 10.2%, while tickets for public entertainment were up 10%. Dwelling maintenance services climbed 9.9%, vehicle repairs 9.8%, personal care services 9.6% and health services 8.5%.
Durable goods prices were 2.4% higher than a year earlier, with jewellery up 22.2%, kitchen and other furniture 6.3%, living and dining room furniture 5.2% and new passenger cars 2.0%. Motor fuel prices, however, dropped 4.3%. Pharmaceutical products rose 4.5%.
On a monthly basis, prices held steady. Food prices were unchanged overall, with increases for salami, sausages and ham (1.2%), margarine (1.1%), butter (1.0%), coffee (0.8%), poultry and cheese (0.7% each), milk (0.5%) and non-alcoholic beverages (0.4%). Declines were seen in seasonal food items (-2.1%), edible oil (-1.3%), flour (-0.9%), pork and eggs (-0.4% each), pasta (-0.3%) and bread (-0.2%).
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco rose 0.6% from July, including a 0.7% increase in tobacco. Service prices were 0.5% higher, led by recreational services (2.5%), rents (1.6%) and entertainment tickets (0.5%).
Energy costs were largely unchanged: electricity edged up 0.2%, while butane and propane fell 1.4%. Motor fuel prices dropped 0.8%, and pharmaceutical products declined 0.3%.
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