Croatia's consumer price inflation accelerated for the third straight month in September, figures from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
The consumer price index climbed 1.4 percent year-over-year in September, faster than the 1.1 percent rise in August. The measure has been rising since December last year.
Moreover, the latest rate of increase was the sharpest since April, when prices had grown the same 1.4 percent.
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages grew 3.4 percent annually in September and transport costs rose by 2.2 percent. Meanwhile, utility costs registered a decrease of 0.9 percent.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 1.5 percent in September after remaining flat in the preceding month.
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