The Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Income Households eased to 6.2% in October 2021 from 6.5% in the previous month. Transport sustained a double digit record of 15.8% from 15.3% in September 2021, thus, posting the highest inflation rate along with Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco at 11.9%. Higher inflation rates were also noticed in Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels (from 5.9% to 6.9%), Health (from 1.8% to 2.2%), Communication (from 0.3% to 0.7%), Recreation and Culture (from 4.9% to 5.1%) and Restaurant and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (from 4.4% to 4.7%).
Slowdowns in prices were recorded in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (from 5.8% to 5.4%), and Clothing and Footwear (from 2.5% to 2.4%), while sustained figures from the previous month were observed in Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House and Education at 1.8% and 3.5%, respectively.