Main upward pressure came from transport costs (0.2% vs -4.2% in July), while prices slowed for housing & utilities (10.1% vs 11%), food & non-alcoholic beverages (9.8% vs 10.5%), and restaurants & hotels (12% vs 12.3%).

On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up to 0.3% in August from 0.1% rise in the previous month.

Meanwhile, the EU harmonized index grew 7.5% year-on-year and increased by 0.3% over the previous month.