Core inflation, however

Core inflation, however, increased to 2 percentage from the 1.9 percentage posted in July and 1.6 percentage in August 2015.

“Slowdowns in the annual increases have been mentioned within the indices of food and non-alcoholic beverages and endeavor and way of life,” the PSA said.

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the exceptionally low and conceivable inflation surroundings throughout the primary 8 months of 2016 would continue for the rest of the 12 months as upside risks are considered as benign.