Consumer price inflation accelerated in April in OECD countries

In April, energy prices rose at the fastest rate since September 2008, after rising 7.4 percent in March from a year before.

In April, the rise in food prices slowed to 1.6 percent from 2.7 percent year-on-year in March.

In OECD countries, inflation excluding food and energy prices rose to 2.4 percent in April from 1.8 percent in March. (MTI)