The level of the General Index of Consumer Prices (base 100 in August 2004), increased in April compared to the previous month, from 206.8 to 207.5, a monthly increase of 0.3%. This indicates a slower rate of growth compared to the monthly variation of 0.6% of the previous month. Compared to last year, the annualized inflation also slowed in April 2013 with a YoY 7.3% against 7.7% the previous month.

This slight monthly increase of 0.3% comes from almost all functions of consumption: "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" (+0.5%), "Clothing, Textiles and Footwear" (+0.4%), "Management, equipment maintenance of housing" and "Health" (+0.2%)," Other Goods and Services "(+0.4%), (Other Goods and Services "(+0.4%).

Among the products that have most influenced the increase in the index "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" include: rice (+0.2%), millet (+0.5%), corn in grain (+2.4%), ground corn (+1.0%), bread (+0.7% ), eggs (+0.8%), the fungus (+2.3%), sweet potatoes (+2.2%), potatoes (+3.2%), the real tree (+3.4%), orange (+1.8%), the chadèque (+3.4%) and lemon (+6.1%).

For the index "Clothing, Textiles and Footwear" the tissue (+0.8%), pants for men (+0.9%), underpants (+0.4%) and dress (+0.9%) are mainly at the base of the increase of this index.

Situation in figures (local + import yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 8,6%

Clothing and textiles, footwear : 7,2%

Rent housing, energy and water : 6,4%

Management and maintenance of housing : 4,8%

Health : 5,9%

Transport :3,0%

Leisure entertainment, education and cultural : 9.6%

Other goods and services Source : 4.4%

Situation in Figures local products only (yoy) :

Food, beverages and tobacco : 10.8%

Clothing and textiles, footwear : 4.3%

Rent housing, energy and water : 7.2%

Management and maintenance of housing : 6.5%

Health : 6.7%

Transport : 1.2%

Leisure entertainment, education and cultural : 9.0%

Other goods and services Source : 1.7%

See also : :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8379-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-march-2013.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8147-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-february-2013.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7928-haiti-economy-index-of-consumer-prices-january-2013.html

HL/ PI/ HaitiLibre