MNB: food prices have increased consumer prices

The rise in food prices increased inflation in February – the head of department of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) confirmed it to M1 news channel on Monday.
Várhegyi Judit, the head of department of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said that the price of seasonal food has increased, but the price of dairy products has decreased.

Inflation has been around 3 percent since mid-2018. Since the introduction of the central bank’s inflation target, there has not been a period when inflation has been around the inflation goal for such a long time – she added. (MTI)