Sept inflation up 3.38%
- Published: 1 Oct 2012 at 12.23
- Online news: News
Inflation for September rose by 3.38% year-on-year on the back of rising food and beverage prices, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Last month's consumer price index stood at 108.77 points, an increase of 0.34% from August. The index rose 2.69% year-on-year in August.As a result, the inflation rate for the first nine months of the year was 2.94%, said Vatchari Vimooktayon, the new permanent secretary for commerce. She said September's increase was quite high because of the comparison to the low figure last year. September’s core inflation index, which...
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