31 May 2016
2016- n° 143In May 2016, consumer prices decreased by 0.1% year-on-year Consumer price index - provisional results - May 2016
In May 2016, according to the provisional estimate made at the end of the month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is set to rise by 0.4% month-on-month, more than in May 2015 (+0.2%). This slight increase should result primarily from a price upturn in food; especially in fresh products; and a strengthening in petroleum products prices for the third month in a row. Prices of other goods and services are likely to be unchanged.
In May 2016, according to the provisional estimate made at the end of the month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is set to rise by 0.4% month-on-month, more than in May 2015 (+0.2%). This slight increase should result primarily from a price upturn in food; especially in fresh products; and a strengthening in petroleum products prices for the third month in a row. Prices of other goods and services are likely to be unchanged.
Year-on-year, consumer prices should decline by 0.1% in May 2016. This decline should arise mainly from a sharp fall in energy prices and, to a lesser extent, to the decrease in prices of manufactured products. Less pronounced than in April (-0.2%), it includes a slight positive effect due to the new methodology regarding fresh foodstuffs.
In May 2016, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices is set to grow by 0.3% over the month. Year-on-year, it should be stable after a slight decrease during the three previous months (−0.1%).
Warning: These provisional results are only preliminary data. Accordingly, they should not be used for contractual revaluations. The indixes published here are based on a limited set of price observations and from estimates of some rates of change for fares which are not yet available. The complete results will be published on 15 June 2016.
tableautableauFE_English – Consumer price index
Weight 2016 | May 2015 | April 2016 | May 2016 (p) | |
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CPI - All items* | 10000 | 0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
Food | 1615 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
- Fresh food | 217 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 5.9 |
- Other food products | 1398 | −0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Tobacco | 195 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Energy | 773 | −2.4 | −6.8 | −5.9 |
Manufactured products | 2651 | −0.7 | −0.6 | −0.6 |
Services | 4766 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
HICP** - All items | 10000 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
- (p) provisional results