TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND INFLATION RATES - Base year January 2003
(Jan 2003 = 100)
Annual Average
Expenditure Categories
Weight
Inflation Rate (period current year same period
previous year % change)
Quarterly Average
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
7.92
12.05
6.91
10.59
5.10
Inflation Rate (quarter to quarter % change)
All Items
Food and Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Clothing & Footwear
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other
Fuels
Home Ownership
Rent
Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels
Furnishings, Household Equipment and
Routine Maintenance of the House
Health
Transportation
Communication
Recreation and Culture
Education
Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants
Miscellaneous Goods and Services
Source: Central Statistical Office
Q1
2009
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2010
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2011
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2012
Q2
Q3
Q4
11.55
10.17
5.05
1.84
4.50
10.16
14.51
12.90
10.85
3.66
1.52
4.93
8.35
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-0.27
1.09
0.84
0.17
2.34
6.56
4.83
-1.24
0.48
-0.35
2.66
2.07
3.76
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100.0
132.0
147.9
158.1
174.9
183.8
156.2
157.9
159.2
159.5
163.2
173.9
182.3
180.0
180.9
180.3
185.1
188.9
196.0
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18.0
2.5
5.3
217.6
134.2
93.3
274.1
151.4
95.8
308.7
163.9
95.3
376.8
180.8
94.4
416.2
190.0
95.0
305.0
157.4
96.2
306.6
159.7
95.1
310.3
161.5
95.4
312.8
177.1
94.7
321.1
178.7
95.1
371.0
179.1
95.0
415.1
178.9
93.7
400.0
186.5
93.8
403.5
189.7
94.0
398.5
189.3
94.0
422.9
189.8
95.8
440.0
191.2
96.0
476.5
194.2
96.8
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26.2
113.5
119.8
125.2
125.6
127.3
124.2
125.7
125.0
125.8
125.6
125.4
125.4
126.0
126.5
126.6
126.9
129.1
129.9
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18.0
2.4
5.8
115.2
120.8
105.5
119.4
127.3
116.7
124.1
132.9
125.4
122.6
142.1
128.1
123.8
151.3
128.1
123.2
131.3
124.5
125.2
132.0
124.5
123.9
134.0
124.5
123.9
134.1
128.1
123.0
139.8
128.1
122.3
142.0
128.1
122.2
142.9
128.1
122.9
143.5
128.1
123.1
148.0
128.1
123.1
148.8
128.1
123.3
151.5
128.1
125.7
157.0
128.2
126.7
157.9
128.2
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5.4
105.9
111.9
112.7
113.5
114.7
112.2
113.3
112.4
112.9
113.3
113.1
113.6
114.0
114.0
114.2
114.6
115.8
116.0
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5.1
16.7
4.1
8.5
1.6
3.0
3.6
124.8
114.4
78.5
121.7
137.4
127.8
110.8
132.5
117.8
78.5
133.0
156.5
153.3
116.0
140.6
125.5
78.5
129.1
166.5
171.2
123.5
147.6
139.8
78.5
138.5
171.0
174.3
128.7
150.8
140.9
78.5
143.9
174.8
177.7
132.4
135.7
125.8
78.5
122.6
164.0
168.8
120.3
141.3
125.6
78.5
129.4
166.4
170.8
123.1
141.4
125.5
78.5
137.7
166.4
172.2
124.9
144.0
125.2
78.5
126.8
169.2
173.0
125.7
144.3
137.8
78.5
126.4
169.2
173.8
127.4
147.7
140.4
78.5
139.5
171.2
174.3
128.2
148.6
140.4
78.5
144.0
171.2
174.6
129.0
149.6
140.4
78.5
144.2
172.4
174.3
130.2
149.7
140.4
78.5
144.1
172.4
174.5
130.5
151.0
140.4
78.5
144.2
175.7
177.6
132.0
151.5
141.3
78.5
143.7
175.7
179.1
133.0
150.9
141.3
78.5
143.7
175.4
179.6
134.2
151.0
141.3
78.5
143.5
175.4
180.4
134.8
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