Singapore's consumer price inflation increased somewhat in April after easing to a 9-month low in March amid increased costs for services and private transport, while the core figure was unchanged, data published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed on Tuesday.
The consumer price index, or CPI, climbed 5.7 percent year-over-year in May, slightly faster than the 5.5 percent increase in the previous month. Economists had forecast inflation to remain stable at 5.5 percent.
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