Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Consumer price index in Britain rose in December, more than expected

Annual consumer price index rose for the UK in December 2009 to 2,9%, reports the National Statistics Office. Note that in November, the annual inflation rate was 1,9%, and in December projected growth rate to 2,6%.

Last month, consumer prices increased by 0,6% after increasing by 0,3% in November. Analysts speculated that the index will grow by 0,3% during the reporting period.

At the same time, the annual consumer price index, not taking into account the price of food, energy, alcohol and tobacco products (core index) rose in December from 1,9% to 2,8% while the forecast 2.3%, which was the maximum its value in the history of observations.

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