The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic reported on 12 February 2019 that the Consumer Price Index in January 2019 registered a -0.17% variation. Increases in food items (0.13%), restaurants and hotels (0.25%), education (0.47%) health (0.31%), recreation and culture (0.43%) items were compensated by declines in transport (-1.45%) and housing (-0.34%) for the negative inflation rate.
The Central Bank says that interannual inflation, measured from January 2018 to January 2019 was 0.71%.
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Banco Central
13 February 2019
