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The
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) reports
that:
The
variation in the Consumer Price Index
(CPI) for November reached 0.78%, which was 0.12% higher than the rate registered
for the same month last year. In historical terms, the rate can be
situated among the highest for a month in the last ten years.
The
October 2002 variation can be explained principally by higher food,
transport/communications and housing costs.
Between
January and November of 2002 the accumulated variation reached 6.71%,
which is below the 7.28% registered in November last year.
Variation by Type of Spending
By type of spending the change in prices for the month was the following:
| Above
the average were: |
% |
| Food
|
1.46 |
|
Transport and Communications |
0.91 |
| Below
the average were: |
|
| Health |
0.75 |
| Other
Spending |
0.56 |
|
Housing |
0.37 |
|
Clothing |
0.15 |
|
Entertainment |
0.07 |
|
Education |
0.02 |
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