Inflation back above 3% | VRT NWS: news (original) (raw)
Excluding energy, the annual rate of inflation in September stood at 2.71% up, a rise of 0.24% on the August figure of 2.47%.
Some products have risen very sharply in price. For example, fresh sea food is 38.6% more expensive than it was a year ago. Cigarettes are 27.6% more expensive, rolling tobacco is up by 26.1%, olive oil by 26.6% and the price of various types of alcoholic drinks have also risen sharply.
Meanwhile, the price of tea is 20.5% lower than it was a year ago, laptops are 16.7% cheaper and the price of a smartphone is down 16.1%. Motorists will no doubt have noticed the fall in the price of petrol. It now costs 16% less to fill up your car than it did a year ago.