Evija Trifanova/LETA

The average level of consumer prices was mainly influenced by the rise in prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.1 percentage point), mainly of heat energy, electricity and natural gas. Also, rise in prices of transport group (0.6 percentage points), recreation, sport and culture (0.5 percentage points), restaurants and accommodation services (0.3 percentage points) contributed significantly to the price level changes. The rise in price level was mitigated by the dec...