Poland's HICP inflation up by 0.9 pct y/y in December - Eurostat

Poland's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) grew by 0.9 percent year on year in December 2018, against a 1.1 percent increase in the previous month, the European Union's statistics office, Eurostat, reported on Thursday. According to the HICP, consumer prices remained unchanged month on month. HICP is calculated according to uniform Eurostat methodology. According to Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS), prices of consumer goods and services increased by 1.1 percent year on year and remained flat month on month in December 2018. Disparities between GUS and Eurostat data are a result of the application of different calculation methods.