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The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in April — down from a 2½-year high of 2.4 per cent in March. Government statistics released today show that sharp year-over-year increases in the price of oil meant the fuel and power sector, as well...

Inflation rose to its highest level in two-and-a-half years as the rising cost of gasoline, healthcare and education took a toll on consumers. The cost of living was 2.4 per cent higher in March than in the same month of 2016, according to the Consum...

The annual rate of inflation was 1.9 per cent in February — unchanged from January. The education, recreation, entertainment and reading sector was the largest contributor to the year-over-year increase for the second consecutive month. This sector w...

Consumers paid 1.9 per cent more in January than they did a year before for goods and services. And the level of inflation rose by 0.3 of a percentage point to 1.9 per cent between December last year and the first month of 2017. The cost of the educa...

The rate of inflation dropped slightly last December to 1.6 per cent, 0.1 percentage points down from November. The price change refers to the standard basket of goods and services measured by the consumer price index compared to the same period in 2...

Inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in November, down from 2.1 per cent the previous month. A near 7 per cent decrease in the fuel adjustment rate, and lower cost of airfares and overseas accommodations were factors in the lower inflation figure. The aver...

Inflation edged up to 2.1 per cent in October, 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the month before. For the second consecutive month, the education, recreation, entertainment and reading sector was the largest contributor to the year-over-year cha...

The cost of living rose in September at the highest rate in more than a year. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, hit 2 per cent with education, healthcare and food costs the main contributors to the increase. The Department of Statis...

July’s rate of inflation jumped to the highest level since January as an increase in land tax and electricity bills pushed the cost of living higher. Consumers paid 1.6 per cent more in July 2016 than they did a year before for the basket of goods a...

Consumers paid 1.1 per cent more for the standard basket of goods and services in May than the same month a year ago, according to Government statistics. The rate of inflation remained unchanged from April at 1.1 per cent. The average cost of goods a...

Shoppers paid 1.1 per cent more for the standard basket of goods in April than they did a year ago. Government statisticians said the level of inflation increased by 0.1 of a percentage point over the 1 per cent measured in March. The Consumer Price ...

The continuing low price of fuel and electricity helped drive down inflation to 1 per cent in March. It was the third consecutive month that inflation has fallen since it hit 1.8 per cent in December. Inflation in March was 0.3 percentage points lowe...