Eurostat: Poland's HICP inflation amounts to 3.9% y/y in January.

By bne IntelliNews March 1, 2010
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in Poland was 3.9% y/y in January vs. December's 3.8%, the EU statistical office Eurostat said on Friday. In line with Eurostat estimations, HICP inflation for whole 27 EU amounted to 1.0% y/y in January vs. 0.9% a month earlier. In the euro-zone the inflation was 1.7% y/y vs. 1.5% a month earlier. The lowest annual HICP figures were posted by: Latvia (-3.3%), Ireland (-2.4%), and Estonia (-1.0%). The highest figures were noted by: Hungary (6.2%), Romania (5.2%), and Poland. January's CPI inflation (as measured by the Central Statistical Office) rose by 0.5% m/m, while in annual terms, inflation amounted to 3.6%. ISB

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