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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
	February
	HICP	HICP-CT
	Annual change (%)	Annual change (%)
0 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX	1.11	0.95	0.16
01 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES	1.33	1.14	0.19
02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO	3.46	1.05	2.41
03 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	2.24	2.24	0.00
04 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS	1.60	1.61	-0.01
05 FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE	0.01	0.01	0.00
06 HEALTH	-0.59	-0.59	0.00
07 TRANSPORT	1.39	1.39	0.00
08 COMMUNICATION	-0.13	-0.13	0.00
09 RECREATION AND CULTURE	0.13	0.13	0.00
10 EDUCATION	0.66	0.66	0.00
11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS	1.22	1.20	0.02
12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES	0.64	0.64	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 13.3.2020