March’s CPI reduced 0.44% from the previous month. In groups of goods and services, catering and related service had the strongest decrease of 0.96% (grain food reduced by 0.13%; foodstuff 1.54%); housing and construction materials decreased by 0.74%; the transport and the postal and communication services by 0.03%. Remaining groups had the slight growth, of which drinks and tobacco increased by 0.24%; family appliances by 0.16%; culture, entertainment and tourist by 0.1%; medicines and health care service by 0.07%; garments, hats, footgear by 0.05%; education by 0.03%. March’s CPI grew by 0.8% compared to February’s. Average CPI in the 1st quarter of 2014 showed a rise of 4.83% from the figure in 2013’s same period.
