2. Prices  Next, I will talk about price developments. The year-on-year rate of increase in the consumer price index (CPI) for all items less fresh food and energy has decelerated somewhat recently, as firms’ price-setting stance has become relatively cautious against the background of relatively weak developments in some indicators of private consumption.
The rate of change for all items less fresh food has been slightly negative. Looking at annual price changes across all CPI items less fresh food, the share of price-increasing items minus the share of price-decreasing items has maintained its historically high level, but is declining slightly at present.