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Consumer price inflation ticks up in December

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December consumer prices grew at their fastest rate in 34 months. Per data released by the stats bureau (NBS) on January 9:

Consumer prices (CPI) grew 0.8% y/y last month, the fastest growth since February 2023 Producer prices (PPI) fell 1.9% y/y, a marked improvement from November’s 2.2% drop

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