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Price index of public expenditure rose in local government finances and in central in the third quarter of 2024

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release | Price index of public expenditure 2024, 3rd quarter

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the price index of public expenditure rose in central government by 3.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2024 compared with one year earlier. The price index of local government finances rose by 2.3 per cent and the price index of basic municipal services by 3.0 per cent over the same period.

Price index of public expenditure (2015=100), 3th Quarter 2024

*) Point figure Annual change-% 2022-2023*) Annual change-% III/2023–III/2024
Central government finances119.55.03.3
Local government finances120.15.42.3
Municipalities120.65.61.8
Joint municipal authorities120.65.62.4
Price index of basic municipal services118.94.13.0
*preliminary

Key selections

  • The rise in the price index of central government expenditure was mainly caused by current transfers.
  • The rise in the price index of local government finances was mainly due to growth in cost increases of goods and service paid and perosonnel costs.

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Price index of public expenditure (2015=100), revision to annual changes

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11ma
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Price index of public expenditure [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 3rd quarter. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 17.12.2024].
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