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Consumer price growth averaged 1.3% in 2019 as global energy costs fell, and domestic demand pressures remain weak in the context of concerns about the slowing euro zone economy and [...]

Event According to data from the State Statistics Committee, consumer prices rose by 2.7% year on year in January, a modest acceleration compared with an increase of 1.7% in the [...]

In 2019 headline inflation slowed to an annual average of 0.8%, from 1.7% in 2018, owing to decreasing global energy prices. The price of dated Brent Blend declined to an [...]

Event According to data from INE, the national statistics institute, consumer prices increased by 0.6% month on month in January, bringing annual inflation to 3.5%-near the upper bound of the [...]

Accommodation costs (rents) have remained in deflationary territory since 2015. However, the pace of decline is easing. We expect this trend to continue in 2020, which should provide some support [...]

Consumer price growth averaged 1.3% in 2019 as global energy costs fell, and domestic demand pressures remain weak in the context of concerns about the slowing euro zone economy and [...]

Event In December consumer price inflation (national measure) rose to 1.7% year on year, from a three-year low of 1.1% in November, according to Statistics Austria. Full-year inflation averaged 1.5%, [...]

Event In December, annual inflation measured by the consumer prices index (CPI)-the widely quoted measure used for domestic monetary policy-slowed to a three-year low of 1.3%, from 1.5% in November, [...]

Accommodation costs (rents) have remained in deflationary territory since 2015. However, the pace of decline is easing. We expect this trend to continue in 2020, which should provide some support [...]

The currency peg helps to sustain consumer price stability, and we expect inflation to remain moderate during the forecast period. After declining in 2019 to an estimated 0.8% on the [...]

In 2019 headline inflation slowed to an annual average of 0.8%, from 1.7% in 2018, owing to decreasing global energy prices. The price of dated Brent Blend declined to an [...]

Event On December 19th the Statistics and Census Service published consumer price inflation statistics, which showed that consumer prices were up by 2.7% year on year in November, down from [...]

Event In November annual consumer price inflation (national measure) was stable, equalling a three-year low of 1.1%, according to Statistics Austria. On the EU harmonised measure, annual inflation firmed slightly, [...]

Consumer prices are forecast to increase by an average of 1.8% in 2020. The higher cost of imported goods (owing to the depreciation of the New Zealand dollar) will put [...]

Inflation accelerated in the first half of 2019, from the end-2018 level, as a consequence of expansive wage policies, leu weakness, and volatile food and global energy prices. Increases in [...]

After falling to an estimated average of 1.7% in 2019, owing to falling global oil and food prices (Seychelles is heavily dependent on imports for food), we expect inflation to [...]

Event In October the annual rate of consumer price inflation eased to a three-year low of 1%, from 1.1% in September, remaining below the target band of the National Bank [...]

We estimate that consumer prices stagnated in 2019. In 2020 domestic energy and transport costs will be kept down by the ongoing global oil price decline, but with international food [...]

Consumer prices are forecast to increase by an average of 1.8% in 2020. The higher cost of imported goods (owing to the depreciation of the New Zealand dollar) will put [...]

Event In October consumer price inflation (national measure) eased to a 20-month low of 1.1% year on year, from 1.2% in September, according to the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis). This [...]

Consumer price inflation has been relatively stable in recent years, averaging in the region of 2% since 2014. This contrasts with regular double-digit price growth in the preceding decade. In [...]

Consumer price inflation averaged 2% year on year in 2018-unchanged from 2017-at the lower end of the BoA's informal target band of 3% (±1 percentage point). Since the fall in [...]

Throughout the forecast period, fairly solid economic growth will continue to push up demand-side inflationary pressures. Nonetheless, inflation is set to remain in check in 2020-24, in part because of [...]

Inflation (national measure) declined in the second half of 2018 and finished the year within the inflation-target band of the NBR (1.5-3.5%). However, inflation accelerated again in the first half [...]

We estimate that consumer prices will have broadly stagnated in 2019, rising by a mere 0.3%. In 2020 domestic energy and transport costs will be kept down by the ongoing [...]

Event In September annual inflation measured by the consumer prices index (CPI)-the widely quoted measure used for domestic monetary policy-was stable, at 1.7%, equalling a near three-year low, according to [...]

We forecast that consumer price inflation will average 1.8% per year in 2020-24. Inflationary pressures will be muted in 2020-21, partly owing to softer global oil prices, which will help [...]

The currency peg helps to sustain consumer price stability, and we expect inflation to remain moderate during the forecast period. After declining in 2019 to an estimated 0.8% on the [...]

After averaging an estimated 1.5% in 2019, inflation is expected to rise slightly, to an average of 1.6% in 2020 as increasing global food prices (which have a weight of [...]

Event Consumer prices rose by 4% year on year in September, according to data released by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) on October 4th. Analysis Both core and headline [...]

We expect consumer prices to increase by an average of 5.1% in 2020, compared with an estimated increase of 5.6% in 2019. The impact on consumer prices from the introduction [...]

Weak demand-side pressures, coupled with fiscal adjustment measures by the government, will keep inflation subdued in the short term. Consumer price rises were soft in month-on-month terms in August, bringing [...]

Consumer price inflation will pick up over the second half of 2019, with annual average inflation reaching 1.8% for the full year. The higher cost of imported goods (owing to [...]

In 2018 annual consumer price inflation (EU harmonised measure) accelerated slightly, to 1.2% on average, from 0.8% in 2017, mainly in response to higher global food and energy prices. Inflation [...]

Event According to data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on August 22nd, consumer price inflation for July stood at 5.6% year on year, a slight acceleration from 5.5% [...]

Event According to the latest consumer price index (CPI) data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), inflation picked up slightly in July to 0.3% year on [...]

Rising oil prices through much of last year and the increasingly protectionist trade policy of the US added to price pressures in 2018, when the headline rate of consumer price [...]

Event Consumer prices fell by a monthly 0.4% (unadjusted) in July, compared with a contraction of 0.5% in June, according to data from the State Statistics Committee. Analysis The monthly [...]

Inflation fell to a multi-year low of 4.7% in 2018, because of favourable rains and broadly stable food prices, but will head higher in 2019, because of poor rainfall to [...]

Consumer price inflation will ease to an annual average of 1.3% in 2019 (inflation averaged 0.5% in the first half of 2019) and 2.4% in 2020, down from 4.5% in [...]

The interest rate cut in August will lead to some pick-up in consumer price inflation in the remainder of 2019, pushing up inflation to an annual average of 1.8% this [...]

Consumer price growth peaked at 2.6% in July 2018 as rising global oil prices pushed up transport and utility bills, but had eased to slightly less than 2% by end-2018 [...]

Consumer price inflation decelerated substantially in 2018, reaching 0.9% in December, from 7.9% in October 2017-substantially below the 3.5-6.5% target of the NBM. The rapid moderation in inflation was the [...]

Consumer prices were soft in month-on-month terms in June, bringing the annual rate of inflation to a still muted 0.6%. We expect that weak demand-side pressures, in conjunction with lower [...]

Consumer price inflation will average 1.6% per year in 2019-23. This compares with an average of 0.6% in 2014-18 and reflects stronger growth in domestic demand during much of the [...]

We forecast that consumer price inflation will average 2.1% per year in 2019-23. Inflationary pressures will be muted in 2019-20, partly owing to softer global oil prices, which will help [...]

Consumer price inflation has been relatively stable in recent years, averaging about 2% since 2014. This contrasts with regular double-digit price growth in the preceding decade. In 2018 headline inflation [...]

Event In June consumer price inflation (unadjusted, national measure) was 1.1% year on year, down from 1.2% a year earlier, according to Statistics Finland. Analysis Volatile energy prices often have [...]

Inflation (national measure) declined in the second half of 2018 and finished the year within the inflation-target band of the NBR (1.5% to 3.5%), but inflation accelerated again in early [...]