Inflation Up 3.4% For Consumers In 2019

  • 15 Jan 2020 9:52 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Inflation Up 3.4% For Consumers In 2019
Hungary’s consumer price index increased by 3.4% in 2019, while in the month of December it rose by 4%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

Month on month, CPI rose by 0.3% in December last year.

KSH statistician Péter Quittner said in a statement that the price of spirits, tobacco, fuel and food increased significantly over the past 12 months.

Seasonally adjusted core inflation was 3.8% last year. In December, core inflation was 3.9%.

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