March 24 (SeeNews) - Serbia's central bank, NBS, said that the financial and corporate sectors in the country expect inflation to remain stable and within the 1.5%-4.5% target band in the next two years.
One-year ahead inflation expectations of the financial sector were updated to 2.5% from 2.4% a month earlier, while those of corporates remained at 2.0% for the eleventh straight month, NBS said in its monthly Inflation Expectations Survey for February posted on its website.
The annual inflation expectations of the financial and corporate sectors for January 2019 stood at 3.0% and 2.0%, respectively, NBS said.
In February, one-year ahead inflation expectations of households came in at 7.0%, up from 5.0% in January, while those of trade unions remained unchanged at 2.0%.
Looking two years ahead, households expect 6.0% inflation, up from 7.0% in January, while trade union's expectations fell to 2.0% in February from 2.5% in January.
Serbia's annual consumer price inflation quickened to 3.2% in February from 1.4% in January, according to data from the national statistical office. On a monthly comparison basis, the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.7% in February.