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Annual inflation rate in OECD eases slightly to 2.0% in May 2010
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29/06/10 - Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 2.0 % in the year to May 2010, slightly down from 2.1% in April. This small decrease in inflation rates mainly reflected the slowing down of energy prices, which increased by 11% in May, compared with 12.1% in April. Excluding food and energy, consumer prices rose by 1.3 % in May, unchanged from April.
Food prices rose by 0.5% in the year to May 2010, the third consecutive monthly increase following a long period of negative rates between September 2009 and February 2010.
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Link to Consumer price indices for OECD countries and major non-member economies - Source: Consumer price indices, Main Economic Indicators, OECD |
The next publication of the OECD Consumer price indices will be on 3 August 2010.
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