Prices of consumer goods and services in Poland in August 2021 increased by 5.5% in a year-to-year comparison, and 0.3% compared to July - Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced on Wednesday. This means that inflation spiked to a level unseen in Poland for over 20 years.
"Consumer prices in August 2021, compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, increased by 5,5% (with an increase of prices of services by 6,6% and goods by 5,1%)" - GUS informed at its website.
"As related to the previous month consumer prices increased by 0,3% (of which services by 0,6% and goods by 0,2%)" - GUS added.
Earlier on, in a preliminary estimation, GUS said that prices in August increased by 5.4% compared to 2020, and 0.2% compared to July.
Higher inflation was last time recorded in June 2001, when it stood at 6.2%
"In August of the current year, compared with the previous month, the highest contribution to the total consumer price index came from higher prices related to Dwelling (by 0,6%) and Transport (by 1,4%), which increased the index by 0,15 pp and 0,13 pp, respectively" - GUS said in its report.
"Lower prices of Food (by 0,3%) and Clothing and footwear (by 0,9%) decreased the index by 0,08 pp and 0,04 pp, respectively. Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, higher prices related to Transport (by 17,8%) and Dwelling (by 6,1%) increased the consumer price index by 1,58 pp and 1,52 pp, respectively" - GUS explained.
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