Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 6 January 2011

OECD annual inflation rate eases slightly to 1.8% in November 2010

 

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06/01/2011 - Consumer prices in the OECD area  rose by 1.8% in the year to November 2010, down from 1.9% in October. This easing in the rate of inflation mainly reflected slower growth in energy prices, which increased by 5.4% in November, compared with 6.6% in October. Food prices rose by 2.7% in November, up from 2.6% in October.
Excluding food and energy, consumer prices rose by 1.2 % in November compared with 1.1% in October.

Consumer prices, selected areas
November 2010, percentage change on the same month of the previous year

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Link to underlying data - Source: Consumer price indices, Main Economic Indicators, OECD

The next publication of the OECD Consumer price indices will be on 1 February 2011.

 

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