OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 30 January 2007

Inflation in the OECD area rises to 2.3% in December 2006

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30/01/2007 - In the OECD area, consumer prices rose by 2.3% in the year to December 2006, compared with 2.0% in the year to November 2006. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.2% in December 2006 after 0.0% between October and November 2006.
Consumer prices for energy were up by 3.8% year-on-year in December after a rise by 0.4% in November. Consumer prices for food were up by 2.4% year-on-year in December, compared with 2.7% in November. Excluding food and energy, consumer price inflation remained stable at 2.2% in the year to December compared to November 2006....etc.

The next publication date of the OECD Consumer price indices will be on 7 March 2007

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