 |
 |
|
||
  |
||||
                  |
Pricewatch Finds No Significant Price Increases25 September 2006
The prices of products and services that the Slovene Consumers' Association is monitoring under the Pricewatch project remained mostly unchanged between May and August, the association announced. According to Breda Kutin, the head of the Slovene Consumers' Association, prices of 300 surveyed goods rose by 0.06% on average in the May-August period. Since February, there has been a 0.6% rise in prices, Kutin added. Although the project that was launched in a bid to prevent unwarranted price hikes when the euro is adopted in Slovenia at the beginning of next year, has found little changes in prices on average, it has come across some marked increases in the price of certain fruits and vegetables. Moreover, bars have raised prices of coffee; Kutin says that prices around Slovenia are rising to stand at around one euro for a cappuccino. On the other hand prices of most public services have stayed unchanged. However, this is no reason for joy, as increases in this area are most likely to occur in the second half of next year. She also said there have been a lot of complaints regarding prices of car parks in Ljubljana. Some of the most centrally-located public car parks have risen their prices by at least 33%, she pointed out. Source: Slovene press agency
| |