November 30 (SeeNews) - Slovenia's consumer prices rose by 1.2% year-on-year in November, after growing by an annual 1.0% in the previous month, the country's statistical office said on Thursday.
In November, the largest upward impact on annual inflation, of 0.3 of a percentage point, came from higher prices of petroleum products, while an additional 0.2 p.p., each, was added by higher prices of meat (on average prices went up by 4.6 %) and tobacco (by 4.8%).
The annual inflation was pushed down by 0.1 p.p. each by lower prices of motor cars (by 2.2%) and by lower prices of telephone and telefax services (by 1.4%).
On a monthly comparison basis, Slovenia's consumer prices increased 0.3% in November, after rising 0.1% in October.
The monthly growth rate was pushed up by 0.1 p.p. by higher prices of: garments (by 2.3%), electricity, gas and other fuel (by 0.8%), motor cars (by 1.2%), operation of personal transport equipment (by 0.8%) and equipment for sport (by 14.1%).
Measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices, Slovenia's annual inflation was 1.4% in November, while the monthly price growth was 0.3%.
Slovenia posted annual inflation of 0.5% last year.