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Higher energy prices push annual inflation in OECD area up to 2.1%
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02/03/10 - An annual increase of 10.6% in energy prices pushed overall inflation up to 2.1% in the OECD area in the year to January 2010, compared with 1.9% in December 2009. Energy prices rose by 19.1% in the United States.
Consumer prices for food in the OECD area decreased by 0.7% in the year to January 2010, compared with a fall of 1.0% in December. Excluding food and energy, consumer prices rose by 1.6% in the year to January 2010, unchanged from December 2009.
The next publication of the OECD Consumer price indices will be on 30 March 2010.
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