Inflation rate remains steady

Publication Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013  12:37


The annual rate of inflation remained at 2.5 per cent in January – the same level as in December.

Excluding housing costs, the annual rate of inflation as shown by the RPI decreased to 1.8 per cent down from 2 per cent.

The annual rate of inflation as shown by the Consumer Prices Index saw the biggest change – decreasing to 1.1 per cent from 1.4 per cent at the end of last year.