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HUNGARY INFLATION 2.2% IN MAY

 

Hungary’s consumer price index increased by an annual 2.2% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Inflation in the previous month was 2.4%.
Food prices grew by 8.4% and prices for spirits and tobacco increased by 6.7%. Vehicle fuel prices, however, plunged by 22% in May. Household energy prices edged up 0.3%, consumer durables by 0.8%, while the price of clothing fell by 1.1%. The price of services rose by 2.6%.