Copenhagen (dpa-AFX) – Denmark’s consumer price inflation increased in September, data released by Statistics Denmark showed on Monday.
The consumer price index rose 2.2 per cent year-on-year in September, following a 1.8-per-cent increase in August. This was the highest increase since November 2012.
Prices for transport rose the most, by 4.9 per cent in August, mainly due to higher prices for petrol and diesel. Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased 4.7 per cent and those of housing, electricity and heating increased by 3.2 per cent.
Core inflation, which excludes prices of energy and fresh food, rose to 1.3 per cent in September from 1.0 per cent in August.
The EU measure of harmonized index of consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent in September, following a 1.8-per-cent growth in the preceding month. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.3 per cent in September.