Skopje, 6 September 2022 (MIA) - The cumulative catering price index for the period January-August 2022, in comparison with the same period of the previous year, increased by 9.9%, while in comparison with December 2021, increased by 8.2%, the State Statistical Office data show. According to the State Statistical Office data, the catering price index in August 2022, in comparison with July 2022, increased by 0.7%. Compared by groups of services, there was an increase in the index of Food by 1.0%, Alcoholic beverages by 0.4% and Non-alcoholic beverages by 0.3%. The catering price index in August 2022, in comparison with the same month of the previous year, increased by 16.7%.