Food prices down slightly
In January 2021 and compared to December 2020, the Household Final Consumer Price Index increased by 0.1%, as last month. The prices of “housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels” (+1.0% after +0.4% the previous month) accelerated. Prices of clothing and footwear slowed down (+0.3% after +0.4% last month), those of leisure and culture rebounded (+0.2% after -0.1% the previous month). Food prices decreased by 0.1% after rising by 0.1% last month. The prices of “housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels” increased in relation to the increase in the prices of the actual rent paid by tenants (+0.6% after stability in the previous month), as well as those of fuels (+6.3% after +3.6% the previous month), particularly charcoal and firewood. The increase in the prices of clothing and footwear is related to the 0.2% increase in the prices of clothing (men’s outerwear, children’s and infant clothing) and the 0.9% increase in the prices of miscellaneous footwear (men’s shoes, children’s shoes).