Lebanon’s August Consumer Prices: By Category

Following are the details of Lebanon’s August consumer prices as published by the Central Administration of Statistics:

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                                   Aug.    July    June     May   April   March
                                   2011    2011    2011    2011    2011    2011
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                                  --------------------- YoY% ------------------
CPI                                5.5%    5.8%    6.0%    5.6%    5.3%    4.9%
 Food/Non-Alcoholic Bvg.           6.2%    7.4%    7.6%    7.2%    7.0%    7.0%
 Alcoholic Bvg., Tobacco           0.7%    0.5%    0.6%    0.7%    0.6%    0.6%
 Clothing & Footwear               8.8%   16.1%   21.1%   21.8%   23.1%   23.4%
 Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels
  Housing                          0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%
  Water, Electricity & Fuels      14.3%   13.6%   13.1%   12.0%   12.2%   12.0%
 Household Eqpt. & Maint.          3.7%    1.4%    1.3%    1.0%    1.0%    0.9%
 Health                            7.3%    7.3%    5.9%    4.2%    2.4%   -0.4%
 Transportation                    7.5%    5.5%    5.8%    5.1%    2.7%    1.6%
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                                   Aug.    July    June     May   April   March
                                   2011    2011    2011    2011    2011    2011
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                                  --------------------- YoY% ------------------
 Communication                     0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%
 Recreation & Culture              3.5%    3.1%    3.1%    2.4%    2.4%    2.3%
 Education                         6.7%    6.7%    6.7%    6.7%    6.7%    6.7%
 Restaurant & Hotels               5.4%    5.6%    6.0%    6.6%    7.2%    7.0%
 Misc. Goods & Services            1.8%    1.8%    1.7%    1.7%    1.9%    2.1%
                                  --------------------- MoM% ------------------
CPI, MoM %                         0.5%   -0.1%   -0.4%    0.2%    0.9%    0.1%
 Food/Non-Alcoholic Bvg.           1.5%    0.0%   -0.1%   -0.7%    0.5%    0.8%
 Alcoholic Bvg., Tobacco           0.2%    0.0%    0.1%    0.1%    0.1%    0.1%
 Clothing & Footwear               0.1%   -2.9%   -1.3%    0.3%    2.2%    3.1%
 Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels
  Housing                          0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%
  Water, Electricity & Fuels       0.5%    0.2%   -1.3%    0.5%    1.5%    2.5%
 Household Eqpt. & Maint.          0.1%    0.1%    0.4%    0.1%    0.1%    0.2%
 Health                            0.0%    1.8%    0.1%    0.1%    1.6%    0.1%
 Transportation                    1.2%   -0.3%   -2.1%    2.2%    3.3%   -4.0%
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                                   Aug.    July    June     May   April   March
                                   2011    2011    2011    2011    2011    2011
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                                  --------------------- MoM% ------------------
 Communication                     0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%
 Recreation & Culture              0.2%    0.0%    0.6%    0.0%    0.0%    0.1%
 Education                         0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%
 Restaurant & Hotels               0.4%   -0.1%    0.1%    0.4%    0.5%    0.1%
 Misc. Goods & Services            0.3%    0.2%    0.2%    0.1%    0.2%    0.3%
                                   --------------------- Index ----------------
CPI, Level                        116.2   115.6   115.7   116.2   115.9   114.9
 Food/Non-Alcoholic Bvg.          128.1   126.2   126.2   126.3   127.2   126.6
 Alcoholic Bvg., Tobacco          109.2   109.0   109.0   108.9   108.9   108.8
 Clothing & Footwear              114.5   114.3   117.7   119.2   118.8   116.3
 Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels
  Housing                         111.2   111.2   111.2   111.2   111.2   111.2
  Water, Electricity & Fuels      112.9   112.4   112.1   113.5   112.9   111.2
 Household Eqpt. & Maint.         109.7   109.5   109.4   109.0   108.9   108.8
 Health                           108.1   108.1   106.2   106.1   105.9   104.3
 Transportation                   127.4   125.9   126.3   129.1   126.3   122.3
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                                   Aug.    July    June     May   April   March
                                   2011    2011    2011    2011    2011    2011
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                                   --------------------- Index ----------------
 Communication                     86.3    86.3    86.3    86.3    86.3    86.3
 Recreation & Culture             107.1   106.9   106.9   106.2   106.2   106.2
 Education                        121.7   121.7   121.7   121.7   121.7   121.7
 Restaurant & Hotels              141.1   140.5   140.6   140.5   139.9   139.2
 Misc. Goods & Services           108.6   108.3   108.1   107.9   107.8   107.6
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Note: Reference month December 2007=100.

Source: Central Administration of Statistics

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