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The consumer price index, net of food and energy prices, rose 2.6% year-on-year following a 2.4% increase in both September and October. The core inflation rate was in line with economists’ expectations.

On a month-on-month basis, the core CPI was unchanged from the previous month after a 0.3% increase in October.

Headline inflation also accelerated to 2.6% in November from 2.5% in the previous month, the NBP said on December 16.