India, April 1 -- Croatia's consumer price inflation eased for a second straight month in March as prices of food and energy rose at slower rates, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Tuesday.

The consumer price index rose 3.2 percent following a 3.7 percent increase in February, flash estimates showed.

Among the main components, prices of food, beverages and tobacco rose 4.4 percent year-on-year after a 4.9 percent growth in the previous month. Energy inflation slowed further to 2.1 percent from 3.6 percent. Services inflation accelerated to 6.0 percent from 5.7 percent. Prices of non-food industrial goods dropped 0.2 percent reversing a 0.2 percent gain from the previous month.

The CPI climbed 0.4 percent from Februar...