Malta’s retail price inflation reaches 1.92% in February

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Christian Keszthelyi

The annual rate of inflation in Malta, as measured by the Retail Price Index (RPI), was 1.92% in February, up from 1.49% in January, according to figures published by the Maltese National Statistics Office (NSO). The twelve-month moving average rate was 1.29%.

Food and housing saw the highest RPI rate in February, a growth of 5.15% and 2.45%, respectively, according to NSO data. The water, electricity, gas and fuels group saw the lowest rise of 0.10%, while prices for the clothing and footwear group dropped by 3.15%

Malta’s annual rate of inflation as measured by the RPI was 1.49% in January 2019, the same rate as in the preceding month, NSO said a month earlier. The twelve-month moving average rate was 1.21%.

The full report including charts and visual representation of data is available for download at the website of NSO.

Christian Keszthelyi

Christian used to be the editor of Business Malta, the predecessor of Malta Business Weekly’s online platform. As an avid journalist and writer, he believes that good content has a great flow that seamlessly guides the reader from the beginning to the end. He knows that words have immense power, and ruthlessly edits his own copy when chasing perfection (although he knows an article is never ready.)

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