Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in January 2021 in relation to December 2020 increased by 0.4%. Consumer prices in January 2021, increased by 1.1% in relation to January 2020. Consumer prices in 2020 in relation to 2019 increased by 1.6%, on average.
Observed by main groups according to the destination of consumption in January 2021 in relation to the previous month, increase of prices was noted in the groups Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels
(2.2%), Transport (1.3%), Recreation and culture (0.9%), Restaurants and hotels (0.2%) and in the groups Food and non-alcoholic beverages and Health (each by 0.1%). Decrease of prices was noted in the groups Clothing and footwear (-1.7%) and Communication (-0.7%).
Prices of other goods and services mostly remained unchanged.