India, June 27 -- Consumer price inflation in Iceland accelerated in June after easing in the previous month, preliminary data from Statistics Iceland showed on Friday.
The consumer price index rose 4.2 percent year-on-year in June, faster than the 3.8 percent rise in May. The CPI excluding housing costs was 3.2 percent higher than a year ago.
Inflation based on transportation rose to 2.0 percent from 0.9 percent. The annual price growth for food and non-alcoholic beverages accelerated slightly to 6.0 percent from 5.9 percent.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 0.8 percent in June, following a 0.2 percent gain in May.
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