Compared to October 2015, cost of food increased by 17.1 percent (from +16.6 percent in September); and prices of imported food climbed 21.2 percent(from 19.2 percent). Additional upward pressure came from: Housing and utilities (+26.9 percent from +26.3 percent in September); clothing and footwear (+17.8 percent from +17.2 percent); transport (+18.2 percent from +18.1 percent); and furnishings and household equipment (+13 percent from +12.4 percent).
Annual core inflation rate went up to 18.1 percent, the highest since January 2007.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.8 percent, the same as in September, as prices rose for: Food (+0.8 percent); imported food (+0.9 percent); housing and utilities (+0.7 percent); and clothing and footwear (+1 percent).