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Published: 14 September 2006

Net Price Index increased 2.0 per cent in August

Statistics Finland's Net Price Index has been revised. The base year of the new Net Price Index is 2005. Constant tax inflation. i.e. year-on-year change in the new Net Price Index was 2.0 per cent in August. In July, it was 2.0 per cent as well. The CPI increased in August by 1.9 per cent.

Net Price Index and Tax Rate index 2005=100

Point figure	Net Price Index	Tax Rate Index	Consumer Price Index
Weight ‰	752	248	1000
2005	100.0	100.0	100.0
I	99.1	99.0	99.1
II	99.9	99.4	99.8
III	100.2	99.7	100.1
IV	100.1	100.3	100.2
V	99.9	100.1	99.9
VI	100.0	100.1	100.0
VII	99.6	99.6	99.6
VIII	99.9	100.0	100.0
IX	100.5	100.5	100.5
X	100.4	100.5	100.4
XI	100.1	100.3	100.2
XII	100.1	100.4	100.2
2006
I	99.7	100.3	99.9
II	100.6	100.8	100.7
III	100.9	101.1	101.0
IV	101.6	101.2	101.5
V	101.7	101.6	101.6
VI	101.8	101.6	101.7
VII	101.6	101.1	101.5
VIII	102.0	101.5	101.9
Change on one year %	2.0	1.5	1.9
Change on one month %	0.4	0.5	0.4

Source: Kuluttajahintaindeksi 2006. August. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Mr Ilkka Lehtinen (09)1734 3478. khi.tilastokeskus@tilastokeskus.fi

Director in charge: Mr Kari Molnar

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Last updated 14.9.2006