Year-on-year inflation slightly moved upward at 2.9 percent in August from 2.6 percent in July mainly brought about by a 0.6 percentage point increment in the inflation rate of food, beverages and tobacco (FBT). Inflation a year ago was 6.3 percent.
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Chief Statistical Specialist
Price Statistics Division
Economic Sector Statistics Service
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