LISBON (dpa-AFX) - Portugal's consumer price inflation rose in December, while the consumer confidence decreased, data from Statistics Portugal showed on Thursday.
The consumer price index increased 0.4 percent year-on-year in December, following a 0.3 percent rise in November.
The core inflation index, which excludes energy and unprocessed food products components rose 0.4 percent in December, slower than 0.6 percent in the previous month.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged down 0.13 percent in December, following a 0.15 percent fall in the preceding month.
The EU measure of harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, rose 0.4 percent year-on-year in December , following a 0.2 percent climb in the prior month.
On a month-on-month basis, the HICP fell 0.3 percent in December, following a 0.7 percent decrease in the previous month.
Another data showed that the consumer confidence decreased to -7.2 in December from -6.9 in November.
The economic sentiment index remained unchanged at 2.1 in December.
The manufacturing confidence indicator rose to -4.3 in December and the construction sector morale improved to -11.6.
The index reflecting the morale in the trade sector and services sector decreased to 1.6 and 10.1, respectively, in December.
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