January 20 (SeeNews) - Albania’s annual harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose by 3.8% in December, after advancing by 3.3% in November, the country's statistical office said on Thursday.
The strongest upward push on annual inflation in December came from a 6.8% rise in the harmonised index of the groups of prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, followed by transport with a 4.9% rise and recreation and culture with a 3.7% rise, INSTAT said in a statement.
On a monthly comparison basis, Albania's HICP inched up 0.8% in December, after edging down 0.1% in November.
Albania's non-harmonised consumer price inflation accelerated to 3.7% year-on-year in December, from 3.1% in November, INSTAT said earlier this month.
INSTAT started publishing inflation measurement through the HICP in February 2017. The HICP measures consumer price inflation in the euro area. It is compiled according to a methodology that has been harmonised across EU countries to ensure that the data for one country can be compared with the data for another.