The December CPI figures have been released. They show Dili having 8.6% growth in the CPI index in 2007.<\/p>\n
Timor-Leste CPI 12 months to end of December 2007<\/strong><\/td>\n| TL<\/strong><\/td>\n | Dili<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Food<\/td>\n | 11.0%<\/td>\n | 9.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Alcohol and tobacco<\/td>\n | 5.4%<\/td>\n | 4.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Clothing and footwear<\/td>\n | 6.3%<\/td>\n | 15.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Housing<\/td>\n | 2.7%<\/td>\n | 6.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Household furnishings, supplies and services<\/td>\n | -0.3%<\/td>\n | 0.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Health<\/td>\n | 3.7%<\/td>\n | 11.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Recreation and education<\/td>\n | -2.9%<\/td>\n | 0.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Transport and communication<\/td>\n | 3.8%<\/td>\n | 6.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | All groups<\/strong><\/td>\n | 7.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n | 8.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | All groups excluding Housing<\/td>\n | 8.2%<\/td>\n | 8.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n | It is hard to come up with sufficient anecdotal evidence to comment on much of it but food seems to be more expensive.\u00a0 I would have thought the expat housing growth rate to be much higher than 6.5%.\u00a0 This is based on what I have heard recently on rent increases.\u00a0 I wonder how many people have been covered by 8.6% rises in income ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The December CPI figures have been released. They show Dili having 8.6% growth in the CPI index in 2007. Timor-Leste CPI 12 months to end of December 2007 TL Dili Food 11.0% 9.5% Alcohol and tobacco 5.4% 4.3% Clothing and … Continue reading |