Slovakia's consumer price inflation eased in May after accelerating in the previous two months, figures from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed Thursday.
Consumer prices climbed 2.4 percent year-on-year in May, slower than the 2.9 percent increase in April. The measure has been rising since December 2016.
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages grew 4.5 percent annually and clothing and footwear prices rose by 1.1 percent.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices remained flat in May after rising 0.6 percent in the prior month.
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