The headline inflation rate at the regional level accelerated to 1.8 percent in November 2019. In the previous month, inflation was posted at 1.1 percent and in November 2018, 7.6 percent. The uptrend of inflation in November 2019 was driven by the combined acceleration of selected commodity groups.

The headline inflation rate at the regional level further slowed down to 2.2 percent in September 2019. In the previous month, inflation was posted at 4.6 percent and in September 2018, 7.2 percent. This is the lowest inflation since December 2017, posted at 2.6 percent. The slowdown of inflation in September 2019 was mainly driven by the plunge in the index of the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages at -2.3 percent.