Education’ Registers 23% Increase in Annualized CPI

The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of “education” in the 12-month period ending Dec. 21 increased by 23.3% compared with last year’s corresponding period.
With a coefficient of 1.86%, the CPI of the group stood at 267 in the month to Dec. 21, indicating a 1.6% rise compared with the month before. The group’s CPI index registered a year-on-year increase of 28.4%.
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households surveyed by the SCI include "food and beverages" with a coefficient of 26.64%, "tobacco" with a coefficient of 0.59%, "clothing and shoes" with 4.78%, "housing, water, electricity, natural gas and other fuels" with 35.5% (highest), "furniture, home appliances and their maintenance" with 3.93%, "health and treatment" with 7.14%, "transportation" with 9.41%, "communications" with 2.87%, "leisure and culture" with 1.65%, "education" with 1.86%, "hotels and restaurants" with 1.44% and "miscellaneous items and services" with 4.18%.