The headline inflation rate at August 2006 (i.e. the Consumer Price Index for the historical metropolitan areas at August 2006 compared with that at August 2005) is 5,4%

The official inflation rate (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI for the historical metropolitan areas at August 2006 compared with that at August 2005) is 5,4% at August 2006. This rate is 0,4 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of 5,0% at July 2006 (i.e. the percentage change in the CPI for the historical metropolitan areas at July 2006 compared with that at July 2005).

From July 2006 to August 2006 the Consumer Price Index for the historical metropolitan areas increased by 0,8%.

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 5,0% at August 2006 (i.e. the CPIX at August 2006 compared with that at August 2005)

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 5,0% at August 2006 (i.e. the CPIX at August 2006 compared with that at August 2005). This rate is 0,1 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of 4,9% at July 2006.

From July 2006 to August 2006 the CPIX for the historical metropolitan and other urban areas increased by 0,5%.

CPI Headline August 2006 = 5,4%

CPIX August 2006 = 5,0%