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[PIO] Consumer Price Index (CPI): November 2023

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Inflation 1.7%

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November 2023 decreased by 1.46 points to 116.51 points compared to 117.97 points in October 2023. Inflation in November 2023 increased at a rate of 1.7%. (Table 1)

For the period January - November 2023, the CPI increased by 3.7% compared to the same period last year. (Table 1)

The largest change in economic categories compared to both November 2022 and the previous month was recorded in Petroleum Products with rates of -6.8% and -7.6% respectively. (Table 2)

Analysis of Percentage Changes

Compared to November 2022, the largest changes were observed in Restaurants and Hotels (5.6%) and Other Goods and Services (4.0%). (Table 1)

Compared to October 2023, the largest change was observed in Transportation (-4.9%). (Table 1)

For January to November 2023, compared to the same period last year, the largest changes occurred in the categoriesFood and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (8.1%), Restaurants and Hotels (6.0%) and Housing, Water, Electricity and LPG (5.3%). (Table 1)

Impact Analysis in Units

The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (0.56) and Restaurants and Hotels (0.55) categories had the largest positive impact on the change in the November 2023 CPI compared to November 2022. The Transport (-0.54) category had the largest negative impact on the change in the index.(Table 3)

The largest impact on the change in the CPI compared to the previous month was recorded for Transport (-0.92) and Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (-0.45).(Table 3)

The largest impact on the change in the CPI compared to the previous month was recorded for Transport (-0.92) and Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (-0.45). (Table 3)

Petroleum Products (-0.79) had the largest impact on the change in the November 2023 CPI compared to the November 2022 index. (Table 4)

Finally, Petroleum Products (-0.89), Fresh Vegetables (-0.47) and Electricity (-0.23) had the largest impact on the change in the November 2023 CPI compared to the previous month. (Table 5)

Table 1

[TR] [TD]

Categories of Goods and Services

[/TD] [TD]

CPI (2015=100)

[/TD] [TD]

Changes (%)

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

October

2023

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

November

2023

[/TD] [TD]

Nov 23/Nov 22

[/TD] [TD]

Nov 23/ Oct 23

[/TD] [TD]

Jan - Nov 23/

Jan - Nov 22

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Food and non-alcoholic beverages

[/TD] [TD]

121,79

[/TD] [TD]

119.43

[/TD] [TD]

2.53

[/TD] [TD]

-1.94

[/TD] [TD]

8,14

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

[/TD] [TD]

101.78

[/TD] [TD]

101.61

[/TD] [TD]

2,84

[/TD] [TD]

-0.17

[/TD] [TD]

2.29

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Clothing and footwear

[/TD] [TD]

107,56

[/TD] [TD]

109.11

[/TD] [TD]

1.25

[/TD] [TD]

1.44

[/TD] [TD]

2,17

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Housing, Water, Electricity and LPG

[/TD] [TD]

148,71

[/TD] [TD]

146,78

[/TD] [TD]

2,67

[/TD] [TD]

-1,30

[/TD] [TD]

5,31

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Furniture, Household Equipment and Cleaning Supplies

[/TD] [TD]

106,17

[/TD] [TD]

105,03

[/TD] [TD]

1,40

[/TD] [TD]

-1,07

[/TD] [TD]

4,83

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Health

[/TD] [TD]

105.44

[/TD] [TD]

105.44

[/TD] [TD]

1,39

[/TD] [TD]

0,00

[/TD] [TD]

1,53

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Transport

[/TD] [TD]

122,23

[/TD] [TD]

116.22

[/TD] [TD]

-2.95

[/TD] [TD]

-4.92

[/TD] [TD]

-1,66

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Communications

[/TD] [TD]

91.34

[/TD] [TD]

91.32

[/TD] [TD]

-0,59

[/TD] [TD]

-0.02

[/TD] [TD]

-1.58

[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Leisure and Culture

[/TD] [TD]

113,23

[/TD] [TD]

112,88

[/TD] [TD]

2,11

[/TD] [TD]

-0,31

[/TD] [TD]

4,70

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Education

[/TD] [TD]

111.91

[/TD] [TD]

111.91

[/TD] [TD]

2.39

[/TD] [TD]

0,00

[/TD] [TD]

1,96

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Restaurants and Hotels

[/TD] [TD]

123,37

[/TD] [TD]

124,50

[/TD] [TD]

5,62

[/TD] [TD]

0,92

[/TD] [TD]

5,96

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Other Goods and Services

[/TD] [TD]

109,61

[/TD] [TD]

109.77

[/TD] [TD]

3.96

[/TD] [TD]

0.15

[/TD] [TD]

4.24

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

General Consumer Price Index

[/TD] [TD]

117,97

[/TD] [TD]

116.51

[/TD] [TD]

1.71

[/TD] [TD]

-1.24

[/TD] [TD]

3,72

[/TD] [/TR]


Table 2


Economic Categories

Weighting Factors

[TD]

Mchanges (%)


Nov 23/Nov 22

Nov 23/ Oct 23

Agricultural Products

749

1,90

-4.08

Industrial Products

(excluding Petroleum Products)

4021

2.26

-0,16

Electricity

316

2.83

-3.76

Petroleum

871

-6,82

-7.61

Water

72

0,21

0,00

Services

3971

3,24

0.24

General Index

[/TD] [/TD] [/TD] [/TD] [/TD]

[TD]

10000

[/TD] [TD]

1,71

[/TD] [TD]

-1,24

[/TD] [/TD]

[TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR]


Table 3

Categories of Goods and Services

[TD]

Coefficients Weighting

[/TD] [TD]

Impact (units)

[/TD]

[TR] [TD]

Nov 23/Nov 22

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

Nov 23/ Oct 23

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

[/TD] [TD]

1906

[/TD] [TD]

0,56

[/TD] [TD]

-0.45

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

347

[/TD] [TD]

0.10

[/TD] [TD]

-0,01

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Clothing and footwear

[/TD] [TD]

721

[/TD] [TD]

0,10

[/TD] [TD]

0,11

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Housing, Water, Electricity and LPG

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

1119

[/TD] [TD]

0.43

[/TD] [TD]

-0.22

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Cleaning Supplies

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

644

[/TD] [TD]

0,09

[/TD] [TD]

-0,07

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Health

[/TD] [TD]

637

[/TD] [TD]

0,09

[/TD] [TD]

0,00

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Transport

[/TD] [TD]

1524

[/TD] [TD]

-0,54

[/TD] [TD]

-0.92

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Communications

[/TD] [TD]

439

[/TD] [TD]

-0,02

[/TD] [TD]

0,00

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Leisure and culture

[/TD] [TD]

575

[/TD] [TD]

0,13

[/TD] [TD]

-0,02

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Education

[/TD] [TD]

392

[/TD] [TD]

0.10

[/TD] [TD]

0,00

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Restaurants and Hotels

[/TD] [TD]

836

[/TD] [TD]

0,55

[/TD] [TD]

0,09

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Other Goods and Services

[/TD] [TD]

860

[/TD] [TD]

0,36

[/TD] [TD]

0,01

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

General Consumer Price Index

[/TD] [TD]

10000

[/TD] [TD]

1,96

[/TD] [TD]

-1,46

[/TD] [/TR]


Note: Totals are calculated based on individual impacts to infinite decimal places and are published rounded to two decimal places. Possible differences in totals are due to rounding error.


Table 4

[TR] [TD]

Products/Services

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

Impact (units)

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]

Nov 23/Nov 22

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Positive impact

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Catering services

[/TD] [TD]

0,54

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Fresh meat

[/TD] [TD]

0,22

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Fresh fruit

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

0,18

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Services for regular home maintenance

[/TD] [TD]

0,17

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Electricity

[/TD] [TD]

0,16

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Miscellaneous other goods and services

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

1,79

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Negative impact

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Petroleum products

[/TD] [TD]

-0,79

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Fresh vegetables

[/TD] [TD]

-0,31

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

TOTAL

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

1,96

[/TD] [/TR]


Table 5

Products/Services

Impact (units)

Nov 23/Oct 23

[/TD] [/TD]

[/TD]

[TR] [TD]

Positive impact

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Catering services

[/TD] [TD]

0,14

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Potatoes

[/TD] [TD]

0,13

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Negative impact

[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Petroleum products

[/TD] [TD]

-0,89

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Fresh vegetables

[/TD] [TD]

-0,47

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Electricity

[/TD] [TD]

-0.23

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

Miscellaneous other goods and services

[/TD] [TD]

-0,14

[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]

TOTAL

[/TD] [TD]

-1,46

[/TD] [/TR] [/TR]

Methodological Information

Definitions

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an economic indicator compiled to measure changes over time in the prices of consumer goods and services purchased, used or paid for by households (residing in Cyprus or intending to reside in Cyprus for at least one year). The CPI is the official indicator for the calculation of inflation.

Inflation shows the change in the CPI compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

Impact represents the amount of the total change in CPI attributable to the reported category/good/service.

Pricing

Pricing

Pricing is carried out only in the urban areas of the districts of Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos. For each city, price fluctuations by product each month are weighted according to population. Specifically, the weights for the four provinces: Nicosia 42%, Limassol 30%, Larnaca 18% and Paphos 10%.

The prices of the 805 items and services included in the CPI are monitored and recorded once every month, except for some seasonal products (e.g. vegetables and fruits), meat and fuel, whose prices are collected every week (every Thursday).

Base Year

The base year from January 2006 to December 2015 was 2005=100. From January 2016 the base year is 2015=100.

Classification

Until December 2015, the CPI was calculated and published on the basis of the COICOP4 classification in which the product category is defined up to four digits. Since January 2016, the CPI is calculated and published on the basis of the ECOICOP classification following a regulation of the European Statistical Office. Therefore, the lowest level of detail for the classification used is five digits.

Products/Services and Weighting Coefficients

With effect from January 2018, both the products included in the CPI and their weighting coefficients have been revised. The revision was based on the results of the Family Budget Survey 2015/2016.

For more information, interested parties can visit the Statistical Office's Portal, under Price Indices, CYSTAT-DB (Database), Predefined Tables (Excel), Methodological Information, or contact Ms Constantia Papageorgiou at 22602116 or at cpapageorgiou@cystat.mof.gov.cy.

The Predefined Tables in Excel format are updated with data up to December 2021. For January 2022 and newer data, only the CYSTAT-D Database is updated.


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