The annual rate measured by Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices in August 2024 is 2.4 %. The most increase of the prices it was noticed in the “Education services” group by 4.3 %, followed by “Alcoholic beverages and tobacco” by 3.6 %, “Clothing and footwear” by 3.5 %, “Food and non-alcoholic beverages” and “Recreation and culture” by 3.3 % each of them, “Miscellaneous goods and services” by 2.3 %, “Furniture, household goods and maintenance” by 2.2 %, “Hotels, coffee-houses and restaurants” by 2.1 %, “Health” by 1.9 %, “Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels” by 1.5 % and “Communication” by 0.6 %. Meanwhile, prices of group “Transport” decreased by 1.6 %.