OECD annual inflation stable at 0.6% in August 2015

2015-10-02

Annual inflation in the OECD area was stable at 0.6% in the year to August 2015, for the fourth consecutive month. Excluding food and energy, the OECD annual inflation rate was also stable, at 1.7%.

Consumer prices, selected areas
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August 2015, percentage change on the same month of the previous year

Energy prices continued to fall in the year to August by 10.3%, compared with a 9.6% decline in July, while food price inflation picked up slightly to 1.4% in August, compared with 1.3% in July.

Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development