Monthly Statistical Bulletin, April 2022

2022 Edition 22 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN The CPI year-on-year rate of change increased to 5.3% The Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered the following year-on-year rates of change in March 2022: • Total CPI: 5.3% (4.2% in the previous month); • Core inflation index (total index excluding unprocessed food products and energy): 3.8% (3.2% in February); • Energy products index: 19.8% (15.0% in the previous month); • Unprocessed food products index: 5.8% (3.7% in February). Consumer price and core inflation indices (year-on-year rate of change and 12-month moving average) In March 2022, the CPI also registered the following rates of change: • Month-on-month: 2.5% (0.4% in the previous month and 1.4% in March 2021); • Month-on-month, excluding unprocessed food and energy: 2.2% (0.2% in the previous month and 1.5% in March 2021); • Average over the last 12 months: 2.2% (1.8% in the previous month). 2.23% 5.33% 3.80% -1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% Mar-18 Jun-18 Sep-18 Dec-18 Mar-19 Jun-19 Sep-19 Dec-19 Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 CPI (12-month moving average) CPI (year-on-year rate of change) Core Inflation Index (year-on-year rate of change)

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