Alcohol and tobacco became more expensive. The annual change of the consumer price index was mainly influenced by alcoholic beverages and tobacco, with a 6.7% increase in the prices of alcoholic beverages, and a 5.5% increase in the prices of tobacco products.

Electricity, heat energy and fuels also had a bigger impact on the index. Electricity was more expensive, while heat and gas were cheaper. While heat energy became 9.1% cheaper and the price of pipeline gas dropped by 20.1%, the price of electricity increased by 2% for private consumers.

Based on the comparison of annual averages, motor fuel was 4% cheaper than in 2015 despite a rise in prices towards the end of the year.

In food products, the prices of processed fruit and sugar increased the most, namely by 21%. The prices of low-fat milk and fresh vegetables decreased the most, with a 10% and 7% difference, respectively.

In in the last month of the year, the overall price increase was 0.4% compared to November, and 2.2% year on year. Different from the numbers for the whole year, this hike was driven by higher fuel prices. The price of petrol increased by 5%, diesel by 5.6%.