The prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 19% annually in December, while prices for housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuel prices increased 16%.
Transportation costs surged 8.4%. On a monthly comparison basis, consumer price index (CPI) dipped by 0.3% in December, following an increase of 0.9% in November.
Measured by the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP), inflation eased by 0.1% in December on a monthly comparison basis and was 12.7% higher on annual level.
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