The monthly change, August 2021 compared to July2021, was a decrease of -1.34 percent. This is compared to a monthly increase of 0.73 percent in the previous month of July 2021.
Change In The Price Indices For August 2021
wdt_ID
COICOP Classification Group
CPI Weight
August 2020 Index
July 2021 Index
August 2021 Index
% change on previous month and current month
% change on same month of previous year (yr on yr)
1
All Groups CPI
100.00
120.09
126.89
125.19
-1.34
4.24
2
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages
46.04
120.32
129.24
127.43
-1.40
5.91
3
Tobacco & Narcotics
1.25
137.35
128.44
113.10
-11.94
-17.65
4
Clothing & Footwear
5.03
143.37
155.60
162.91
4.70
13.63
5
Housing, Water, Electricity & Gas
23.41
115.47
118.49
114.00
-3.79
-1.28
6
Furnishing, Households and Maintenance
2.93
108.96
113.55
113.55
0.00
4.21
7
Health
5.00
145.16
161.16
161.16
0.00
11.02
8
Transport
3.77
110.83
110.54
110.54
0.00
-0.25
9
Communication
2.80
101.31
103.03
103.03
0.00
1.70
10
Recreation & Culture
1.00
98.54
103.75
103.75
0.00
5.29
COICOP Classification Group
CPI Weight
August 2020 Index
July 2021 Index
August 2021 Index
% change on previous month and current month
% change on same month of previous year (yr on yr)
The rate of inflation for August 2021 is the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the twelve-month period, from August 2020 to August 2021.
