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Article: Greek annual inflation at 0.5 percent in June
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 7, 2009
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Greek annual inflation at 0.5 percent in June
ATHENS, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Greek annual inflation was 0.5 percent
in June, compared with the same month last year, Greek National
Statistical Service (NSS) said on Tuesday.
The statistics agency attributed the 0.5 percent increase of the
consumer price index to a 3.0 percent increase in food and beverage
prices, a 6.4 percent rise in alcohol and tobacco prices, a 2.9
percent increase in clothing and footwear, an 1.7 percent rise in
durable goods, a 2.8 percent rise in health prices, an 1.0 percent
increase in entertainment prices, a 4.7 percent rise in education, a
2.2 percent increase in hotel prices and a 2.4 percent ...