ZAGREB, Jan 4 (Hina) - Retail prices increased 5.7 per cent on +average in 1998, in relation to the previous year, while living +expenses rose by 6.4 per cent, the State Bureau for Statistics +reported Monday.+ Retail prices rose by
0.2 per cent in December of last year in +relation to the previous year's November.+ From the beginning of 1998, until the end, retail prices in average +rose at a rate of 0.439 per cent a month, concluding with a 5.4 per +cent increase for the whole year.+ Living expenses rose at an average monthly rate of 0.431 per cent, +to end up at a 5.3 per cent increase for all twelve months.+ The value of industrial products remained at the same level in +December 1998 in relation to November, while they did fall by 1.2 +per cent in 1998 in comparison to 1997.+(hina) lml+
ZAGREB, Jan 4 (Hina) - Retail prices increased 5.7 per cent on
average in 1998, in relation to the previous year, while living
expenses rose by 6.4 per cent, the State Bureau for Statistics
reported Monday.
Retail prices rose by 0.2 per cent in December of last year in
relation to the previous year's November.
From the beginning of 1998, until the end, retail prices in average
rose at a rate of 0.439 per cent a month, concluding with a 5.4 per
cent increase for the whole year.
Living expenses rose at an average monthly rate of 0.431 per cent,
to end up at a 5.3 per cent increase for all twelve months.
The value of industrial products remained at the same level in
December 1998 in relation to November, while they did fall by 1.2
per cent in 1998 in comparison to 1997.
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