The National Statistics Office date issued today show that in April, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the RPI continued to rise, this time to 2.4%, up from 2.1% in March.

The NSO noted that the largest contribution to the overall annual inflation was measured in the food index (+0.73 percentage points), mainly due to higher prices of restaurant services.

The highest annual inflation rates in April were registered in beverages and tobacco (3.8%) and other goods and services (3.4%).

The lowest annual inflation rates were registered in water, electricity, gas and fuels (0.0%) and furnishings and household equipment (0.2%).

No downward contributions to the overall annual inflation were registered in the month of April, the NSO said.

The 12-month moving average rate for April stood at 1.6%.

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