Annual inflation in OECD area edges up to 1.6% in July 2010
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Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 1.6% in the year to July 2010, up from 1.5 % in June. This small increase mainly reflected developments in energy and food prices, which increased by 6.2% and 1.1% respectively in the year to July, compared with rises of 4.7% and 0.6% in June.
Excluding food and energy, consumer prices rose by 1.2% in the year to July 2010, down from 1.3% in June.
Consumer prices, selected areas
July 2010, percentage change on the same month of the previous year
Link to underlying data - Source: Consumer price indices, Main Economic Indicators, OECD
The next publication of the OECD Consumer price indices will be on 5 October 2010.
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