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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
	August
	HICP	HICP-CT
	Annual change (%)	Annual change (%)
0 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX	0.28	-0.02	0.30
01 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES	0.89	0.70	0.19
02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO	2.71	0.66	2.05
03 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	-0.12	-0.12	0.00
04 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS	0.28	0.28	0.00
05 FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE	0.63	0.63	0.00
06 HEALTH	2.18	2.18	0.00
07 TRANSPORT	-1.65	-2.84	1.19
08 COMMUNICATION	0.37	0.37	0.00
09 RECREATION AND CULTURE	-0.59	-0.59	0.00
10 EDUCATION	0.42	0.42	0.00
11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS	-0.19	-0.21	0.02
12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES	1.13	1.13	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 14.9.2020