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Consumer prices fall sharply year-on-year in April

Consumer prices fell 1.5% from the previous month in April, following March’s 0.1% month-on-month uptick. According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT), the drop mainly reflected a sharp decline in prices for transport, and housing and utilities.

Consumer prices dipped 1.2% on an annual basis in April, after inflation had come in at 0.7% in March—marking the lowest reading in nearly four years. Meanwhile, annual average inflation ticked down to 0.0% from 0.1% in the prior month. Lastly, harmonized inflation fell to 0.1% in March (February: 1.0%), which is the latest month for which data is available.

FocusEconomics panelists project harmonized inflation to average 0.0% in 2020 and 0.6% in 2021

Source:https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/cyprus/news/inflation/consumer-prices-fall-sharply-year-on-year-in-april