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[PIO] Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): January 2022

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Annual change 5.0%

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in January 2022 increased by 5.0% compared with January 2021, while compared with the previous month it decreased by 0.7%. (Table 1)


Note: Eurozone HICP for last month is based on EUROSTAT flash estimate

Compared to January 2021, the categories Housing, water, electricity and gas and Transport showed the largest changes with rates of 14.1% and 10.8% respectively. (Table 1)

Compared to December 2021, the largest change was recorded in the category Clothing and footwear (-13.0%). (Table 1)

The largest change in economic categories compared to January 2021 was observed in the category Energy (25.1%). Compared to the previous month, the category Non-energy industrial products recorded the largest change of -3.7%. (Table 2)

Table 1


Goods and services categories Services

HICP (2015=100)

Changes (%)

December 2021

[TD]

January 2022

[/TD] [TD]

Jan 22/ Jan 21

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

Jan 22/ Dec 21

[/TD]

[TR] [TD]

Food and non-alcoholic beverages

[/TD] [TD]

102,57

[/TD] [TD]

105.10

[/TD] [TD]

4.8

[/TD] [TD]

2.5

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

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

[/TD] [TD]

95.31

[/TD] [TD]

96.83

[/TD] [TD]

0,9

[/TD] [TD]

1,6

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

Clothing and footwear

[/TD] [TD]

105,56

[/TD] [TD]

91,86

[/TD] [TD]

4,3

[/TD] [TD]

-13,0

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

Housing, Water, Electricity and LPG

[/TD] [TD]

121.19

[/TD] [TD]

120.39

[/TD] [TD]

14.1

[/TD] [TD]

-0,7

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

Furniture, Household Equipment and Cleaning Products

[/TD] [TD]

96,45

[/TD] [TD]

95,58

[/TD] [TD]

1,8

[/TD] [TD]

-0,9

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

Health

[/TD] [TD]

103.45

[/TD] [TD]

103.47

[/TD] [TD]

0.9

[/TD] [TD]

0.0

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

Transport

[/TD] [TD]

104,28

[/TD] [TD]

102.73

[/TD] [TD]

10.8

[/TD] [TD]

-1.5

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

Communications

[/TD] [TD]

94.01

[/TD] [TD]

93.81

[/TD] [TD]

2,7

[/TD] [TD]

-0.2

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

Leisure and Culture

[/TD] [TD]

106.15

[/TD] [TD]

106.11

[/TD] [TD]

2.2

[/TD] [TD]

0,0

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

Education

[/TD] [TD]

106.13

[/TD] [TD]

106.13

[/TD] [TD]

0,6

[/TD] [TD]

0,0

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

Restaurants and Hotels

[/TD] [TD]

102,80

[/TD] [TD]

102,86

[/TD] [TD]

3,4

[/TD] [TD]

0,1

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

Other Goods and Services

[/TD] [/TD] [TD]

101,36

[/TD] [TD]

101.80

[/TD] [TD]

1.3

[/TD] [TD]

0.4

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

General Harmonized CPI

[/TD] [TD]

104,04

[/TD] [TD]

103,33

[/TD] [TD]

5.0

[/TD] [TD]

-0,7

[/TD] [/TR]



Table 2


Economic Categories

[TD]

Weighting Coefficients

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

M (%)

[/TD]

[TR] [TD]

Jan 22/ Jan 21

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

Jan 22/ Jan 21

[/TD] [TD]

Jan 22/ Dec 21

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

General En.DTK

[/TD] [TD]

1000

[/TD] [TD]

5,0

[/TD] [TD]

-0,7

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

Energy

[/TD] [TD]

84,01

[/TD] [TD]

25.1

[/TD] [TD]

-0.7

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

Foods-Salted Beverages-Tobacco

[/TD] [TD]

236.04

[/TD] [TD]

3,7

[/TD] [TD]

2.2

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

Non-energy industrial products

[/TD] [TD]

219.83

[/TD] [TD]

2.9

[/TD] [TD]

-3,7

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

Services

[/TD] [TD]

460.13

[/TD] [TD]

2.4

[/TD] [TD]

-0.4

[/TD] [/TR]



Note: Individual weights are calculated to infinite decimal places and are published rounded to two decimal places. The difference in the sum is due to rounding error.

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Definitions

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 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 and tourists within the economic territory of the country. The HICP is calculated according to a harmonised approach and methodology as laid down by the EU in a series of relevant Regulations.

The Annual change shows the change in the HICP compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

Products/Services

With effect from January 2018, the products included in the HICP have been revised. The revision was based on the results of the Family Budget Survey 2015/2016. More information is available on the Statistical Office's website in the Methodology section, under the Economy/ Price Indices/ Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices statistical subtopic.

Price collection is carried out only in the urban areas of the districts of Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos.

Price collection 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. In particular, the weights for the four provinces are as follows: Nicosia 42%, Limassol 30%, Larnaca 18% and Paphos 10%.

The prices of 805 items (goods and services) are 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). The prices collected are actual prices paid by consumers, including various taxes (VAT, excise duties). Prices of sales and other offers are also taken into account in the calculation of the index, provided that they are generally valid and not subject to conditions.

Item weights

The item weights of the HICP are calculated on the basis of consumer expenditure (of households and tourists) incurred in the economic territory of the country. Until 2011, the main source for consumer expenditure was the Family Budget Survey, while since 2012 and based on a regulation of the European Statistical Office (No 1148/2020), mainly data from the National Accounts are used.

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 HICP 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, HICP 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.

As of February 2019, Statistics Cyprus publishes the economic categories of HICP as calculated from more detailed data.

For more information:

Statistical Service Portal, Price Indices suppository CYSTAT-DB (Data Base) Predefined Tables (Excel)

The Predefined Tables in Excel format are updated with data up to December 2021. Newer data are published only in the CYSTAT-DB Database.

Contact

Constantia Papageorgiou: Tel. Postal: cpapageorgiou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

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