The Czech consumer price inflation eased in November, data from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Thursday.
The consumer price index rose 2.7 percent year-on-year in November, slower than the 2.9 percent increase in October. Economists had expected a 2.8 percent rise.
Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco grew 9.7 percent yearly in November and those of restaurants and hotels rose by 4.3 percent.
Prices of clothing and footwear, and [health][1] increased by 3.7 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, prices in the post and telecommunication group declined by 1.4 percent.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices remained unchanged in November. Economists had expected a 2.8 percent rise.
Separate data from the statistical office showed that the import prices fell 0.6 percent annually in October, following a 1.3 percent decline in September.
Export prices rose 3.2 percent yearly in October, following a 0.9 percent rise in the previous month.
On a monthly basis, import prices and export prices rose by 1.6 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, in October.
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