Finland's inflation accelerates to 3.1% in October
Consumer prices in Finland rose 3.1% year on year in October, up from 2.5% in September. The figures were published on 13 November by Statistics Finland.
Consumer prices in Finland, a European Union member state, were 3.1% higher in October than a year earlier. Annual inflation in the country stood at 2.5% in September, according to data released on 13 November by Statistics Finland. The figures show that price growth has picked up noticeably.
Compared with September, consumer prices increased by 0.4% in October.
Core inflation
Core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, came in at 1.8%.
Comparison with the euro area and Estonia
According to a preliminary estimate, inflation in the euro area, the group of countries that use the euro, reached 4% in October, compared with 3.8% in September.
In Finland, the harmonised index of consumer prices, which is used to compare figures across EU countries, rose by 3.2% over the year. In Estonia, according to revised data, the harmonised index of consumer prices was 4.2% higher in October than in the same month a year earlier.
