GUS: Inflation in March amounted to 1.7% y/y

In March 2019, prices of consumer goods and services increased by 1.7 percent y/y, and in comparison with the previous month, prices increased by 0.3 percent, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported.
The value of inflation is in line with previous flash estimates.
Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, the largest component of the index increased by 2.6 percent y/y in March and by 0.4 percent m/m.
(PAP)