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ATHENS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Greece's annual EU-harmonised
consumer prices slowed to 7.3% in January from 7.6% in December,
easing to its lowest level since February last year, data showed
on Wednesday.
Elevated costs for food, transport and household equipment
fuelled the rise in consumer prices last month, official
statistics service ELSTAT said. Month-on-month consumer
inflation fell 0.5%.
The cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 15.2%
year-on-year last month, with transport up by 9.4%, the data
showed.
ELSTAT reported that headline consumer inflation also inched
down to 7.0% last month from 7.2% in December.
The statistics office offers a breakdown for January's
figures on its website.
(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou; Editing by Alison Williams)
Reuters Messaging: angeliki.koutantou.reuters.com@reuters.net))
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