IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings: CPI

The headline inflation rate at August 2005 (i.e. the Consumer Price Index for the historical metropolitan areas at August 2005 compared with that at August 2004) is 3,9%

The official inflation rate (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI for the historical metropolitan areas at August 2005 compared with that at August 2004) is 3,9% at August 2005. This rate is 0,5 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of 3,4% at July 2005 (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI for the historical metropolitan areas at July 2005 compared with that at July 2004).

From July 2005 to August 2005 the Consumer Price Index for the historical metropolitan areas increased by 0,4%.

Key Findings: CPIX

The annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index excluding interest rates on mortgage bonds (CPIX) for the historical metropolitan and other urban areas is 4,8% at August 2005 (i.e. the CPIX at August 2005 compared with that at August 2004)

The annual percentage change in the CPIX, which is the Consumer Price Index excluding interest rates on mortgage bonds, for the historical metropolitan and other urban areas is 4,8% at August 2005 (i.e. the CPIX at August 2005 compared with that at August 2004). This rate is 0,6 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of 4,2% at July 2005.

From July 2005 to August 2005 the CPIX for the historical metropolitan and other urban areas increased by 0,4%.