Consumer prices were 0.7 per cent higher in October than in September. Higher energy prices were the main factor pushing inflation up in October. Food prices also contributed to the rise, CBS said in a press release. Fuel prices had a downward effect on inflation. The average petrol price was 22.6 per cent higher year on year in October, compared with a 27.3 per cent increase in September. Diesel rose 44.4 per cent year on year in October, compared with 45.8 per cent in September, the agency said. On a short-term basis, the October monthly increase was above the average pattern. Over the past ten years, prices in October were on average 0.
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