March 2018 consumer prices up 1.1 pct year-on-year

By sector, the largest year-on-year increases were recorded in the restaurant and hotel industry prices (3.6 percent), followed by the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels category (2.8 percent). Alcohol and tobacco prices rose by 2.5 percent, and prices of health services were up by 1.4 percent.

Compared with February 2018, consumer prices increased by 0.6 percent, after inching down for three months in a row. The highest month-on-month price increases were in clothing and footwear (12.9 percent) and health services (1.1 percent).