TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND INFLATION RATES - Base year January 2003
(January 2003 = 100)
End of Period
Expenditure Categories
Annualy
Weight
Quarterly
Dec' 07 Dec' 08 Dec' 09 Dec' 10 Dec' 11
Inflation Rate (end of period current year same
period previous year % change)
3.66
18.80
1.34
13.40
5.27
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
Mar
2009
June
Sept
Dec
Mar
2010
June
Sept
Dec
Mar
2011
June
Sept
Dec
Mar
2012
June
Sept
Dec
11.32
8.38
4.97
1.34
5.05
13.63
13.18
13.40
9.37
0.84
2.52
5.27
9.13
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-0.25
0.83
2.47
-1.67
3.40
9.07
2.06
-1.48
-0.28
0.56
3.76
1.17
3.37
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100.0
131.98 156.79 158.90 180.20 189.70
156.40 157.70 161.60 158.90
164.30 179.20 182.90 180.20
179.70 180.70 187.50 189.70
196.10
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18.0
2.5
5.3
217.62 310.20 309.60 400.90 444.50
134.22 156.20 178.00 188.70 193.10
93.32 96.10 94.70 93.30 95.70
305.90 305.60 323.50 309.60
159.40 159.70 163.70 178.00
96.00 94.30 95.60 94.70
326.90 400.60 418.10 400.90
178.90 179.10 179.00 188.70
95.50 94.60 94.00 93.30
396.60 400.90 436.10 444.50
190.00 188.80 190.10 193.10
94.10 94.00 96.80 95.70
477.00
194.60
96.80
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26.2
113.53 124.10 125.80 126.00 129.10
124.20 125.70 125.00 125.80
125.60 125.40 125.40 126.00
126.50 126.60 126.90 129.10
129.90
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18.0
2.4
5.8
115.18 123.10 123.90 122.90 125.70
120.75 130.50 134.10 143.50 157.00
105.49 124.50 128.10 128.10 128.20
123.20 125.20 123.90 123.90
131.30 132.00 134.00 134.10
124.50 124.50 124.50 128.10
123.00 122.30 122.20 122.90
139.80 142.00 142.90 143.50
128.10 128.10 128.10 128.10
123.10 123.10 123.30 125.70
148.00 148.80 151.50 157.00
128.10 128.10 128.10 128.20
126.70
157.90
128.20
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5.4
105.85 110.50 112.90 114.00 115.80
112.20 113.30 112.40 112.90
113.30 113.10 113.60 114.00
114.00 114.20 114.60 115.80
116.00
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5.1
16.7
4.1
8.5
1.6
3.0
3.6
124.81
114.35
78.50
121.70
137.40
127.75
110.75
136.10
125.80
78.50
122.60
164.00
168.80
120.30
144.40
137.80
78.50
126.40
169.20
173.80
127.40
149.80
140.40
78.50
144.10
172.40
174.50
130.50
151.10
141.30
78.50
143.50
175.40
180.40
134.80
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135.00
120.00
78.50
134.50
164.00
166.70
118.80
144.10
125.20
78.50
126.80
169.20
173.00
125.70
149.60
140.40
78.50
144.20
172.40
174.30
130.20
151.00
141.30
78.50
143.50
175.40
179.60
134.20
141.30
125.60
78.50
129.40
166.40
170.80
123.10
141.40
125.20
78.50
137.70
166.40
172.20
124.90
144.10
125.20
78.50
126.80
169.20
173.00
125.70
148.00
140.40
78.50
139.50
171.20
174.30
128.20
149.00
140.40
78.50
144.00
171.20
174.60
129.00
149.60
140.40
78.50
144.20
172.40
174.30
130.20
151.50
140.40
78.50
144.20
175.70
177.60
132.00
151.50
141.30
78.50
143.70
175.70
179.10
133.00
151.00
141.30
78.50
143.50
175.40
179.60
134.20