Malta’s EU measure of inflation eased in November, data from the National Statistics Office showed on Thursday.
The EU measure of harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, rose 0.2 percent year-on-year in November, after a 0.6 percent increase in October. In September, the index rose 0.5 percent.
Education cost gained 4.8 percent yearly in November. Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, and [health][1] grew 2.6 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, prices for clothing and footwear, and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance decreased 5.0 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively.
On a monthly basis, the HICP fell 3.4 percent in November.
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