OECD annual inflation slows to 1.9% in August 2019

 

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03/10/2019 - Annual inflation in the OECD area slowed to 1.9 % in August 2019, from 2.1% in July, as energy prices fell by (minus) 1.8%, after being stable in July, while food price inflation slowed to 1.7%, compared with 2.1% in July. Annual inflation excluding food and energy was stable at 2.3% in August. 

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Underlying data:  

• OECD, annual inflation
• G20, annual inflation
• OECD countries, contributions to annual CPI inflation by COICOP Division, current month (xlsx)
• OECD countries, contributions to annual CPI inflation, selected components, historical series (xlsx)

Source: Consumer price indices, OECD

 

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