Inflation at 5.2pct in December

     Greek inflation rose to 5.2 percent in December 2010 year-on-year, from 4.9 percent year-on year in the preceding month of November, according to figures released on Tuesday by the independent Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

    The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 5.2% in December 2010 compared with December 2009. In December 2009, the annual rate of change of the CPI was 2.6%.


    The CPI in December 2010 compared with November 2010, increased by 0.4%. In December 2009, the monthly rate of change of the CPI was 0.2%.

    In the twelve-month period from January 2010 to December 2010 compared with the period from January 2009 to December 2009 the annual average rate of change of the CPI was 4.7%. The corresponding annual average rate of change of the CPI in the previous year (January 2009 to December 2009), was 1.2%.

    The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in December 2010 compared with December 2009, increased by 5.2%. In December 2009, the annual rate of change of the HICP was 2.6%.

    The HICP in December 2010 compared with November 2010, increased by 0.5%. In December 2009, the monthly rate of change of the HICP was 0.1%.

    In the twelve-month period from January 2010 to December 2010 compared with the period from January 2009 to December 2009, the annual average rate of change of the HICP was 4.7%. The previous year, in the corresponding twelve-month period, the annual average rate of change of the HICP was 1.3%.
   

   



(ANA-MPA/P. Saitas)