Slovak consumer prices rise 0.1pc m/m in September

• Core inflation was forecast at 0.1pc month on month and the annual inflation rate was seen at 2.5pc.

Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, which are heavily weighted in the basket, rose by 0.4pc on the month, after a 0.1pc increase in August, statistics office data showed.

Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast consumer prices rose by 0.1pc on the month in September and the annual inflation rate at 2.9pc.

Core inflation was forecast at 0.1pc month on month and the annual inflation rate was seen at 2.5pc.