SOFIA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's consumer price
inflation eased to 16.4% on an annual basis in January from
16.9% a month earlier, data from the statistics office showed on
Wednesday.
Consumer prices increased by 1.1% in January on a monthly
basis compared with 0.9% increase in December, the statistics
office said.
Under the EU-harmonised index consumer price inflation was
14.1% on the year in January. On a monthly basis, consumer
prices rose by 1.0%, data showed.
The finance ministry sees inflation, fueled by a spike in
energy costs, the war in Ukraine and the imposed sanctions on
Russia, easing in 2023 to an annual average of 6.4% under the EU
harmonised index.
CONSUMER PRICE JAN 2023 DEC 2022 JAN 2022
INFLATION
M/M % CHANGE +1.1 +0.9 +1.5
Y/Y % CHANGE +16.4 +16.9 +9.2
(Reporting by Tsvetelia Tsolova)
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