Zero y/y inflation posted in October in Latvia.

By bne IntelliNews November 11, 2013

Consumer prices remained flat at 0.0% y/y and inched by 0.3% m/m in October 2013, according to a report by Central Statistical Bureau. This follows 0.2% y/y and 0.4% y/y deflation seen in August and September, respectively.

Moving average 12 months inflation was 0.3% in October (0.3% in September, 0.6% in August).

In y/y terms, in October the prices of goods declined by 0.4% y/y, while the prices of services went up by 1% y/y. The strongest upwards pressure on prices was by food, alcohol, and tobacco, while the housing, transport, and communication had the strongest negative effect. 

Previously the Bank of Latvia expected prices’ growth to stabilize at a little above 2% y/y seen in the beginning of 2013 and H1/13 data by far has beaten these expectations. Central bank already revised the inflation forecast for 2013 from previous 2% to 1%.

FinMin expects average annual inflation this year at 0.4%, at 2.3% in 2014, and at 2.5% in 2015. She echoed the Bank of Latvia in saying that very low inflation is unusual for EU’s steepest growing economy. Previously FinMin expected inflation at 1%-1.5% y/y in 2013.

EconMin also believes that inflation is not going to exceed 0.5% y/y in 2013. This is conditioned by the continuation of current global oil and food prices’ trends. 

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