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The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.2% year-on-year in September, which was slower than a 2.9% increase in August, as estimated.
The latest inflation was the highest since June, when it was 3.3%. Prices for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels grew 7.3% yearly in September and those of education gained by 5.3%. Prices of fuels for education and communication rose by 5.8% and 5.5%, respectively.
On a month-on-month basis, consumer prices rose 0.2% in September, after a 0.1% fall in the previous month, as initially estimated.