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In January 2020, consumer prices fell back by 0.4% over one month and increased by 1.5% year on year
In January 2020, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) fell back by 0.4% over a month, after +0.4% in December. Manufactured product prices dropped seasonally, due to winter sales (−2,2% after +0.2%) and those in food (+0.4% after +0.6%) and energy (+0.5% after +0.8%) slowed down. Service prices were unchanged over a month, after a 0.5% rise in December. Moreover, tobacco prices barely increased over a month (+0.1% after a stability in December). Seasonally adjusted, consumer prices rose by 0.3% in January, after +0.2% in December. Year on year, consumer prices increased by 1.5%, as in December. This stability in ... (full story)