GUS: prices slightly up in March

Poland's inflation rate stood at -1.5 percent year-on-year in March, in line with expectations of the Ministry of the Economy, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. The rate rose by 0.2 percent in month-on-month terms. The experts surveyed by ISBnews agency predicted deflation to come in at 1.2-1.5 percent y/y. The Ministry of the Economy expected the inflation rate to reach 1.5 percent y/y.