BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Croatia's consumer prices increased for the first time in one-and-a-half years in December, figures from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
The consumer price index edged up 0.2 percent year-over-year in December, reversing a 0.2 percent drop in the previous month. It was the first rise since July 2015.
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages grew 1.0 percent annually in December and transport charges rose by 1.5 percent. Meanwhile, utility costs dropped 2.5 percent.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices decreased 0.2 percent in December, after remaining flat in the preceding month.
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