February 12, 2025 12:03 GMT
CZECHIA: CNB Say Core Inflation a Touch Below Forecast in Jan at +2.5% Y/Y
CZECHIA
CNB: Core inflation at 2.5% Y/Y vs. Winter MPR forecast 2.6%. Other highlights from the CNB's comments on the January inflation figures below:
- Within core inflation, growth in prices of both goods and services accelerated slightly. The growth in services prices is relatively broad-based and concerns, among other things, accommodation, food services and cultural services.
- The degree of traditional repricing at the start of the year was slightly greater overall than the winter forecast had assumed.
- Food prices will remain the main driver of inflation in the following quarters.
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