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Appendix table 7. Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices 2015=100 by commodity groups

Commodity group	2020		The price impact of the tax changes per year, percentage point
	May
	HICP	HICP-CT
	Annual change (%)	Annual change (%)
0 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX	-0.14	-0.31	0.17
01 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES	2.38	2.19	0.19
02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO	3.78	1.36	2.42
03 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	-2.00	-2.00	0.00
04 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS	0.40	0.40	0.00
05 FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE	-1.28	-1.28	0.00
06 HEALTH	0.09	0.09	0.00
07 TRANSPORT	-4.12	-4.11	-0.01
08 COMMUNICATION	-1.11	-1.11	0.00
09 RECREATION AND CULTURE	-0.23	-0.23	0.00
10 EDUCATION	0.42	0.42	0.00
11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS	-0.24	-0.26	0.02
12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES	1.07	1.07	0.00

1) HICP=Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, HICP-CT=Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices at Constant Taxes
2) The price impact of the tax changes per year=The year-on-year change in HICP-CT (tax rate considered in relation to the reference period) is reduced from the year-on-year change in HICP

Source: Consumer Price Index, Statistics Finland

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Updated 15.6.2020