THE INFLATION INDEX IN AUGUST 2024 AMOUNTED TO 100.6%
The inflation index for August 2024 was 100.6%. According to the State Statistics Service, inflation in the consumer market in August 2024 was 0.6% compared to July 2024, and 4.9% since the beginning of the year. Core inflation in August 2024 was 0.7% compared to July 2024, and 4.8% since the beginning of the year. In annual terms (compared to August 2023), consumer prices increased by 7.5%.
In August, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 0.9%. Eggs and vegetables rose the most (by 7.1% and 5.2%). At the same time, prices for eggs decreased by 20.2% compared to August last year, while vegetables went up by 36%.
Prices for bread, sugar, pasta, processed cereals, sunflower oil, rice, meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, butter, soft drinks, fish and fish products increased by 2.4-0.7%. At the same time, prices for fruit fell by 7.4%.
Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products increased by 0.8%, driven by a 1.4% rise in tobacco prices.
Clothing and footwear fell by 2.9%, in particular, footwear by 3.4% and clothing by 2.4%. Transportation prices increased by 0.6%, mainly due to a 1.2% rise in car prices, a 0.6% rise in road passenger transport fares, and a 0.5% rise in fuel and oil prices.
Source: https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
