Belgium's Inflation Rate Dropped to 1.86% in May From 2.28% in April
30 May 2017 - 8:00PM
Dow Jones News
By Laurence Norman
BRUSSELS--Belgium's inflation rate fell back below 2% in May,
with the annual price increase registering 1.86% in May versus
2.28% in April, the central bank said on Tuesday.
Slowing energy price rises and service sector price increases
helped lower the annual inflation rate.
Excluding energy prices, the annual inflation rate edged down to
1.25% from 1.31% the previous month.
-Write to Laurence Norman at laurence.norman@wsj.com
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May 30, 2017 05:45 ET (09:45 GMT)
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