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At 0.6% in April 2009, annual inflation in OECD area continues to slow
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03/06/2009 - Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 0.6 % in the year to April 2009, compared with 0.9 % in the year to March. Month-on-month, prices rose by 0.2% in April after 0.3% in March 2009.
Consumer prices for energy were down by 13.3% in the year to April 2009, following a fall of 11.9% in March. Consumer prices for food were up by 3.3% in the year to April compared with 4.5% in March. Excluding food and energy, consumer prices rose by 1.9% in the year to April 2009, compared with 1.8% in March 2009. etc.
Link to Consumer price indices for OECD countries and major non-member economies (data in index and in percentage change on the same period of the previous year).
The next publication date of the OECD Consumer price indices will be on 30 June 2009
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For further information, journalists are invited to contact the OECD's Media Relations Division on (33) 1 45 24 97 00 or news.contact@oecd.org; others should contact the Statistics Directorate on stat.contact@oecd.org.
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