2018.07.1307:34:00UTC+00Slovakia Inflation Accelerates In June

Slovakia's consumer price inflation accelerated slightly in June after easing in the previous month, figures from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed Friday.

Consumer prices climbed 2.8 percent year-on-year in June, faster than the 2.6 percent increase in May. The measure has been rising since December 2016.

Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages grew 4.8 percent annually and clothing and footwear prices rose by 1.5 percent.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent in June, after remaining flat in the prior month.