Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06PORTAUPRINCE1856
2006-09-28 12:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Port Au Prince
Cable title:
HAITI: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
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UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 001856
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAR
EB/IFD
S/CRS
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA (BEN-YEHUDA)
COMMERCE FOR SCOTT SMITH
TREASURY FOR JEFFREY LEVINE
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
SUBJECT: HAITI: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 001856
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAR
EB/IFD
S/CRS
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA (BEN-YEHUDA)
COMMERCE FOR SCOTT SMITH
TREASURY FOR JEFFREY LEVINE
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
SUBJECT: HAITI: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
1. In August, the continuing high price of oil in the
international market translated into an increase (7.5
percent) in the cost of petroleum product imports, which
affected significantly the price of transport (up plus 1.3
percent). As a result, the CPI was up 0.7 percent compared
to the month of July. On an annualized basis, the CPI
inflation for 2006 would be 12.2 percent. Another factor in
the August increase was the higher cost of school textbooks
(plus 23.8 percent); the school year in Haiti began in
September.
TIGHE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAR
EB/IFD
S/CRS
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA (BEN-YEHUDA)
COMMERCE FOR SCOTT SMITH
TREASURY FOR JEFFREY LEVINE
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
SUBJECT: HAITI: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
1. In August, the continuing high price of oil in the
international market translated into an increase (7.5
percent) in the cost of petroleum product imports, which
affected significantly the price of transport (up plus 1.3
percent). As a result, the CPI was up 0.7 percent compared
to the month of July. On an annualized basis, the CPI
inflation for 2006 would be 12.2 percent. Another factor in
the August increase was the higher cost of school textbooks
(plus 23.8 percent); the school year in Haiti began in
September.
TIGHE