Hungary CPI falls to 3.9 pc in March
Consumer price inflation in Hungary slowed to 3.9 percent in March, falling back into the +/- one-percentage-point tolerance band around the National Bank of Hungary’s 3.0 percent mid-term target, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show.
The price of food, spirits and tobacco continued to drive prices higher, but the impact was mitigated by a drop in vehicle fuel prices.
Food prices climbed by 7.6 percent, as the price of staples such as sugar, milk and bread rose more than the average. The price of spirits and tobacco rose by 7.2 percent, lifted by tax changes.
Prices in the category of goods which includes vehicle fuel edged up by 0.8 percent, as vehicle fuel prices dropped by 2.1 percent.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile fuel and food prices, was 4.3 percent.
CPI calculated using a basket of goods and services used by pensioners was 4.2 percent.
In a month-on-month comparison, CPI was 0.2 percent.
Headline CPI fell from 4.4 percent in February and 4.7 percent in January.
In a monthly analysis released after the publication of the KSH data, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) attributed the slowdown in inflation in March to the fall in vehicle fuel prices, while core inflation was lifted by processed food and market services prices.
The NBH’s measure of core inflation excluding indirect tax effects – a bellwether indicator of underlying inflation – was 3.9 percent in March, edging up from 3.8 percent in the previous month.
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Source: MTI
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