Monthly consumer price inflation was 0.2% in October, the National Statistical Office (NSI) reported. In September, Bulgaria reported monthly deflation of 0.1% following zero inflation the prior month.
Compared with October 2014, inflation was negative at -0.6% last month. The inflation since the beginning of the year (October 2015 compared to December 2014) was also negative at -0.3%.
The prices of goods and services which rose in October compared with the previous month included those of clothing and footwear (+6.4%); housing and utilities (+0.4%); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (+0.1%); healthcare sevices (+0.3%).
A month-on-month fall in prices was registered in October in food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.4%); transport (-1.4%); furnishings and household equipment (-0.2%).
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