CPI inches up 0.13% in January

The findings indicated increases in the following major expenditure groups: housing by 0.60 per cent; furniture and household goods by 0.15 per cent; transportation by 0.08 per cent; medical care by 0.06 per cent; and communications by 0.02 per cent.

Decreases were noted in food and soft drinks by 0.51 per cent; miscellaneous goods and services by 0.30 per cent; textiles, clothing and footwear by 0.17 per cent; and restaurants and hotels by 0.01 per cent.