Table  17.3 :   INFLATION RATE, BY MONTH,    2011
(Index - base: June 2004=100)
Major Groups	Monthly Inflation rates , 2011
Maldives
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan - Dec
Food and beverages  including fish	2.5	-2.0	0.3	8.2	6.0	2.0	3.4	-0.5	1.7	-3.5	8.3	0.0	19.6
Food and beverages  excluding fish	1.5	-2.0	-0.9	2.3	4.3	0.7	1.8	3.5	0.6	0.8	1.4	1.7	12.4
Fish Index	10.1	-1.6	9.9	47.7	13.7	7.5	9.8	-15.3	6.3	-21.9	46.8	-6.6	70.5
Tobacco and narcotics	0.7	3.6	0.3	1.6	6.4	9.2	1.9	1.5	6.3	6.0	-1.4	38.6	27.9
Clothing and footwear	1.2	0.0	1.2	4.9	2.3	2.1	0.8	1.0	1.8	4.7	-0.9	-0.6	11.9
Housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel	5.8	-5.2	-0.7	0.3	0.9	0.2	-1.1	0.6	0.2	0.3	1.7	0.1	3.2
Actual rentals from housing	0.1	10.0	-8.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.2	5.3
Furnishing,  household equipment & routine maintenance	1.3	-0.3	2.9	-1.1	1.5	0.3	-0.4	1.8	2.1	6.2	2.3	-0.3	9.4
Health	1.3	0.1	1.7	0.6	4.1	-0.3	-0.6	0.0	4.4	0.1	0.4	-0.1	9.1
Transport	1.3	0.0	1.0	7.0	4.2	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.2	4.3	0.4	0.5	13.4
Communication	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Recreation and culture	0.4	1.1	0.3	-2.5	0.1	0.1	-0.5	0.2	1.0	1.8	0.2	-0.8	2.4
Education	14.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.5
Hotels, cafés and restaurants	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.4	2.8	2.2	0.0	0.0	8.1	4.2	7.4	0.0	15.6
Miscellaneous goods and services	0.3	-0.1	1.0	2.5	0.6	1.9	0.0	1.9	2.0	3.8	1.7	0.2	8.6
Religious activity	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	1.7	-0.6	0.3	3.9	3.4	1.6	2.4	0.2	1.5	-0.1	3.8	1.0	12.8
Index excluding fish	1.3	-0.5	-0.2	1.6	2.7	1.2	1.8	1.7	1.1	1.7	1.1	1.6	10.1
Table 17.3  ( continued )
Major Groups	Monthly Inflation rates , 2011
Male'
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan - Dec
Food and beverages  including fish	-1.3	-2.8	1.3	10.6	5.6	0.8	2.3	-0.2	0.9	-3.2	8.0	0.4	19.9
Food and beverages  excluding fish	-2.8	-3.0	-0.1	4.4	4.8	-1.1	0.6	2.5	1.0	1.5	1.0	2.2	12.6
Fish Index	8.1	-1.6	8.9	42.1	8.5	7.7	8.2	-8.4	0.6	-19.7	38.4	-5.2	59.3
Tobacco and narcotics	1.4	0.8	-0.7	3.9	5.3	10.2	0.5	-1.2	4.0	5.1	1.3	58.2	27.2
Clothing and footwear	2.0	0.2	1.4	3.6	2.6	0.8	1.1	1.4	3.3	7.8	-0.1	-1.3	12.9
Housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.2	-2.4	0.8	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.1	2.9
Actual rentals from housing	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.2	4.5
Furnishing,  household equipment & routine maintenance	0.3	0.6	0.5	-2.0	0.4	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	7.2	2.1	-0.8	4.2
Health	2.3	0.0	1.7	1.2	6.3	0.2	-3.2	0.0	6.2	0.1	0.5	0.0	10.6
Transport	1.3	0.0	0.1	6.7	5.9	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.5	4.3	0.6	0.8	13.7
Communication	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-1.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Recreation and culture	0.5	0.1	-0.5	-3.8	0.0	0.4	-3.3	0.0	1.6	3.6	0.1	0.0	-2.1
Education	16.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.3
Hotels, cafés and restaurants	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.4	2.8	2.2	0.0	0.0	8.1	4.2	7.4	0.0	15.6
Miscellaneous goods and services	-0.6	-0.6	0.1	5.0	-0.6	3.3	0.5	1.7	1.9	4.2	1.7	0.2	7.4
Religious activity	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	0.5	-0.8	0.6	4.4	3.3	0.9	0.1	0.3	1.3	0.3	3.4	1.2	11.3
Index excluding fish	0.2	-0.7	0.2	2.3	2.9	0.3	-0.7	1.2	1.4	2.1	1.0	1.8	8.7
Table 17.3  ( continued )
Major Groups	Monthly Inflation rates , 2011
Atolls
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan - Dec
Food and beverages  including fish	5.1	-1.3	0.0	6.3	6.1	2.8	4.3	-0.7	2.3	-3.7	8.4	-0.3	19.3
Food and beverages  excluding fish	4.4	-1.3	-1.2	0.9	3.6	1.9	2.7	4.2	0.5	0.3	1.5	1.4	12.5
Fish Index	12.5	-1.5	11.2	53.0	20.1	7.3	11.4	-21.8	12.5	-24.0	55.4	-7.9	83.3
Tobacco and narcotics	0.4	5.1	0.8	0.5	7.0	8.7	2.6	2.8	7.3	6.4	-2.6	29.5	28.3
Clothing and footwear	0.4	-0.1	0.4	0.5	3.3	6.8	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.4	-1.4	-0.2	9.5
Housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel	0.0	0.0	-2.9	0.5	-0.1	0.4	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.6	2.8	0.2	1.7
Furnishing,  household equipment & routine maintenance	3.9	-2.5	-4.7	0.5	0.4	3.9	-0.5	2.1	2.6	1.1	1.8	0.6	8.1
Health	0.0	0.3	0.5	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	7.8	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.2	-0.1	9.3
Transport	2.8	0.0	1.9	7.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.7	-0.1	4.3	0.1	0.0	13.5
Communication	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.3
Recreation and culture	0.2	1.8	1.1	0.2	0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.4	0.9	1.0	0.2	-1.4	5.1
Education	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5
Miscellaneous goods and services	0.9	0.3	1.8	0.9	1.4	0.8	-0.3	1.9	2.2	3.5	1.7	0.1	9.2
Total	2.8	-0.4	0.0	3.4	3.6	2.3	4.6	0.1	1.7	-0.5	4.2	0.7	14.3
Index excluding fish	2.4	-0.3	-0.5	1.1	2.4	1.9	4.0	2.1	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.5	11.3
Source:  Department of National Planning