Croatia's consumer price inflation weakened significantly in May, data released by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
The consumer price index increased 1.6 percent year-on-year in May, notably slower than April's 3.3 percent gain. In March, the index had moved up 3.7 percent.
Food prices rose 6.5 percent from a year earlier, and housing costs and utility prices moved up 1.1 percent. There was a 4.1 percent fall in transportation costs, and a 4.4 percent decrease in Clothing and footwear expenses.
Sequentially, the consumer price index stayed unchanged in May, after recording a 0.4 percent gain in the previous month, The agency said.
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