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(SINGAPORE) Food prices have risen consistently over the past few months. And given erratic climatic conditions, they could become even more of a concern going forward.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 per cent in November from October. The increase was attributed mainly to the higher cost of housing, recreation and other items, and food.

As a result of dearer vegetables, fruits and ric… more

In the last week of this year, the preliminary results for national German CPI for December are due to be released. We expect German consumer prices to have increased by 0.6% month-on-month, which would correspond to an annual rate of 0.7%. Due to typical seasonal “Christmas” effects, prices for package…

SINGAPORE’S consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.8 per cent in October from a year earlier, due to lower housing and holiday travel costs. The fall was slightly bigger than consensus expectations of a 0.4 per cent dip in October’s prices from last year’s relatively high base.

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(SINGAPORE) Inflation is now expected to be higher in 2010, as a result of increased Housing and Development Board property values.
The government has revised its consumer price index (CPI) inflation forecast to between 2.5 and 3.5 per cent, from a one to 2 per cent range previously.
This is to account for the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore’s recent revision of annual values of HDB properti… more

CONSUMER prices inched up last month for the second time in a row, signalling that the economy’s brief flirtation with deflation may soon be over.
Pulled up mainly by higher car and petrol prices, the consumer price index (CPI) rose a slight 0.4 per cent last month compared with the previous month, following a 1.2 per cent increase in July.
But the CPI, Singapore’s main indicator of inflation, rem… more

SINGAPORE’S consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.1 per cent in July from June but fell 0.5 per cent year on year, the Department of Statistics (DOS) said yesterday.

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Global inflation will be the main focus in the coming week. The latest CPI updates in the UK, US and Canada are due; while in the Euro area, the final figures for June are released. Courtesy of weak demand, stagnant wage growth and the fall in energy prices, annual inflation…