In January 2009, headline inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 12.8 percent, down by 0.9 percent from 13.7 percent in December, 2008. Inflation has continued to fall as a result of falling fuel prices and, consequently, a further sharp drop in inflation for transport (from 3.5 percent to -2.3 percent). Food price inflation eased significantly (from 24.9 percent to 22.3 percent), and there were also reductions for clothing and footwear (from 8.0 percent to 6.9 percent) and housing, electricity, water, gas and other fuels (from 9.6 percent to 8.2 percent). However, significant upward movements were registered for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (from 37.9 percent to 44.4 percent), health (from 4.7 percent to 8.8 percent), education (from 4.2 percent to 7.7 percent) and restaurants and hotels (from 16.7 percent to 19.4 percent). The trimmed mean measure of core inflation declined by 0.6 percent, from 12.1 percent to 11.5 percent. However, when administered prices are excluded, inflation increased from 16.1 percent to 16.4 percent.