For the month of February 2018, the General Consumer Price Index (base 100 in August 2004) stood at 333.5 against 330.1 in January, showing an increase in inflation of + 1% on a monthly basis, slightly higher than January + 0.9%. However, year-on-year (last 12 months) inflation remains stable at 13.2% at the same level as the previous month.

This monthly increase in inflation of + 1% is mainly the result of the behavior of consumer functions: "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+ 1.0%), "Clothing, Textiles and Footwear" (+ 1.2%), "Rent Housing, Energy and Water "(+ 2.0%)," Development, Equipment and Maintenance of Housing "(+ 1.3%) and" Health "(+ 1.8%).

The positive change in the "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" index, which represents more than 50% of the household budget, comes from, among other things, of the rise in the price of beef (+ 1.6%) and pork (+ 2.1%). ), goat (+ 2.0%), herring (+ 1.6%), salt herring (+ 1.9%), avocado (+ 1.0%), banana (+ 1.4%), giraumon (+ 1.6%), lager, pumpkin (+ 1.6%), eggplant (+ 1.9%), cabbage (+ 1.6%), onion (+ 1.5%), malanga (+ 2.2%), cassava (+ 1.2%), potatoes (+ 1.5%), potatoes (+ 1.8%), real trees (+ 2.4%), grapefruit (+ 1.5%) and lemon (+ 1.3%). On the other hand, the prices of cereal products varied very little with an average not exceeding + 0.4%

The rise in the "Clothing and Apparel, Footwear" index comes from the variation in product prices such as: fabrics (+ 1.4%), suit, universal jacket (+ 1.6%), women's t-shirt (+ 2.7%) and garment making (+ 1.6%).

The increase in the "Housing Rent, Energy and Water" index s due to the price of rent for housing (+ 1.6%) and charcoal (+ 4.1%).

Growth in the index of "Accommodation, Equipment and Maintenance" came from higher prices for living room furniture (+ 1.0%), dining room (+ 1.4%), bed linen (+ 1.3%), curtains (+ 1.5%), insecticide (+ 1.6%), laundry soap (+ 1.6%), disinfectant (+ 1.8%), domestic workers' salaries (+1.7%) %) and dry cleaning (+ 1.0%).

Lastly, the increase in the "Health" index is attributable to the increase in medicine prices (+ 2.2%), fees paid to doctors (+ 1.8%), laboratory analysis, radiography (+ 1.4% ) and hospitalization costs (+ 1.4%).

Situation in figures by function for the whole country (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 13.20

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 18.3%

Rent housing, energy and water : 17.0%

Development and maintenance of housing : 10.8%

Health : 18.2%

Transport : 6.7%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 11.1%

Other goods and services : 8.6%

Situation in Figures local products (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 14.5%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 18.3%

Rent housing, energy and water : 16.4%

Development and maintenance of housing : 11.9%

Health : 18.7%

Transport : 4.5%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 11.8%

Other goods and services : 3.4%

Situation in figures of imported products (YoY) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 7.6%

Apparel and textiles, footwear : 17.3%

Rent housing, energy and water : 18.1%

Development and maintenance of housing : 10.5%

Health : 8.1%

Transport : 11.8%

Leisure, entertainment, education and cultural : 9.8%

Other goods and services : 8.3%

General Price Index by Region (Variation on a month) :

Metropolitan area (+ 1.2%)

Rest North (+ 0.9%) (includes the departments of South-East and West)

North (+ 0.9%), (including departments of the North, Northeast and Northwest)

South (+ 1.1%) (including South departments of Grand'Anse and Nippes)

Transversal (+ 0.9%), (including the departments of Centre and Artibonite)

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23664-haiti-economy+09-inflation-in-january-2018.html

HL/ HaitiLibre