Consumer prices fell an annual 0.7% in July 2017, mainly on fresh fruit and vegetables, offsetting an increase in electricity prices, the statistical service said.
Electricity prices rose an annual 22% last month while the prices of agricultural produce and industrial products, excluding fuel, fell 13% and 1.3% respectively, Cystat said in a statement on its website on Thursday.
Prices for fuel and services went up 0.9% and 0.4% last month compared to the respective month of last year, Cystat said.
The annual inflation rate in January to July was 1%, Cystat said.
Source: Cyprus Mail
