Consumer price inflation for October 2007 was 0.6 per cent, month-on-month, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said Tuesday. The consumer price index stood at 100.6 for the same period.

Consumer prices rose by an average 9.5 per cent between December 2006 and October 2007 and by an average 12.4 per cent between October 2006 and October 2007.

January-October 2007 inflation was 7.6 per cent, year-on-year.

In October, food prices increased 1.0 per cent, mass catering prices 0.9 per cent, service prices 0.2 per cent and non-food prices 0.3 per cent.

The prices of the following food products rose in October: rice (0.6%), flour (6.3%), bread (6.1%), pasta products (7.3%), pastries (4.1%), lentils (3.8%), beans (2.1%), milk (2.7%), citrus fruit (2.1%), vegetable oils (2.8%), coffee (1.7%), spirits (1.4%), pork (1.4%), sausages (between 1.4 and 1.8%), etc.

The prices of the following dropped: cabbage (41.8%), apples (9.8%), poultry (3%), mushrooms (9.9%), carrots (5.9%), mineral water and fizzy drinks (1.1%), etc.

The following prices rose among non-food items: of clothes (2.5%), shoes (2.6%), taxi fares (6.1%), propane butane gas for vehicles (2.6%) etc.

In October A98H and A95H gasoline price dropped 2.5% and 3.6%, respectively.

Medical services rose 0.4% and dental care 0.5%.