Headline inflation in December, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), was 13.7 percent, down 1.3 percent from 15.0 percent in November. This decline was due mainly to the continuing fall in fuel prices, As a result of which the annual rate of price increase for operation of personal transport fell steeply from 14.9 percent to -1.4 percent. Lower fuel prices also contributed to the decline in inflation for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (from 10.3 percent to 9.6 percent). However, inflation in several other commodity groups rose, including food (from 24.3 percent to 24.9 percent), alcohol and tobacco (from 36.7 percent to 37.9 percent), clothing and footwear (from 6.5 percent to 8.0 percent) and furnishing, household equipment and maintenance (from 10.4 percent to 12.0 percent). The trimmed mean measure of core inflation fell from 13.6 percent to 12.1 percent. However, when administered prices are excluded, inflation rose from 15.5 percent to 16.1 percent.