By Chen Lin
SINGAPORE, March 23 (Reuters) - Singapore's key consumer
price gauge rose 5.5% in February, lower than forecast, official
data showed on Thursday.
The core inflation rate - which excludes private road
transport and accommodation costs - was unchanged from the 5.5%
rise in January. A Reuters poll of economists had forecast a
5.8% increase in February.
Headline inflation was up 6.3% year-on-year in February,
compared with a forecast 6.45% increase in a Reuters poll.
(Reporting by Chen Lin in Singapore
Editing by Ed Davies)
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