13.12.201905:38:00UTC+00Finland Inflation Steady In November

Finland consume price inflation remained stable in November, data from Statistics Finland showed on Friday.

The consumer price index rose 0.7 percent year-on-year in November, same as seen in October.

The decrease in inflation from a year ago was mostly due to rise in cigarettes, electricity, rents and wireless telephone services.

On a month-on-month basis, consumer prices edged down 0.1 percent in November, reversing a 0.1 percent rise in October.

The EU measure of harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, rose 0.8 percent annually in November and decreased 0.1 percent from the previous month.