Eurozone CPI was finalized at 9.9% yoy in September, up from August’s 9.1% yoy, but revised down from flash reading of 10.0% yoy. CPI core (all items excluding energy, food, alcohol & tobacco) was finalized at 4.8% yoy, up from August’s 4.3% yoy
The highest contribution to the annual Eurozone inflation rate came from energy (+4.19%), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (+2.47%), services (+1.80%) and non-energy industrial goods (+1.47%).
EU CPI was finalized at 10.9% yoy, up from August’s 10.1% yoy. The lowest annual rates were registered in France (6.2%), Malta (7.4%) and Finland (8.4%). The highest annual rates were recorded in Estonia (24.1%), Lithuania (22.5%) and Latvia (22.0%). Compared with August, annual inflation fell in six Member States, remained stable in one and rose in twenty.
Canada CPI ticked down to 6.9% yoy in Sep, food inflation rose to 11.4% yoy
Canada CPI slowed from 7.0% yoy to 6.9% yoy in September, slightly above expectation of 6.8% yoy. Food prices inflation rose to 11.4% yoy, the fastest rate since 1981’s 11.9% yoy. Also, prices for food purchases from stores have been increasing at a faster rate than all-items CPI for 10 consecutive months. Excluding food and energy, CPI accelerated from 5.3% yoy to 5.4% yoy.
CPI median dipped from 4.8% yoy to 4.7% yoy, versus expectation of 4.8% yoy. CPI trimmed was unchanged at 5.2% yoy, above expectation of of 5.1% yoy. CPI common accelerated from 5.7% yoy to 6.0% yoy, above expectation of 5.6% yoy.
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