Food price growth slowed to 8.1 percent in the OECD

According to data posted on the website of the Paris-based organization on Tuesday, consumer price increases slowed in September in 27 of the 38 OECD countries, while the rate of price increases accelerated in eight countries, including Spain, Slovenia and Turkey.

In the OECD, energy prices fell by 0.5 percent in September after a 1.3 percent drop in August. Food price growth slowed to 8.1 percent from 8.8 percent in August, making it the tenth month in a row that growth slowed.

The so-called core inflation calculated without food and energy prices was 6.6 percent in September after 6.8 percent in August.