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

Commodity group	2016		The price impact of the tax changes per year, percentage point
	December
	HICP	HICP-CT
	Annual change (%)	Annual change (%)
0 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX	1.1	0.9	0.2
01 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES	-0.6	-0.6	0.0
02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO	2.0	-1.0	2.9
03 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	-0.4	-0.4	0.0
04 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS	2.6	2.5	0.1
05 FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE	0.6	0.6	0.0
06 HEALTH	7.1	7.1	0.0
07 TRANSPORT	1.4	1.5	-0.1
08 COMMUNICATION	0.7	0.7	0.0
09 RECREATION AND CULTURE	-0.9	-0.9	0.0
10 EDUCATION	2.0	2.0	0.0
11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS	1.2	1.2	0.0
12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES	0.0	0.0	0.0

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 13.1.2017