Harmonised inflation records marginal increase as economy reopens following Covid-19 lockdown

The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HCIP) in May 2020 recorded a marginal increase of 0.1% compared with the previous month, backed by price increases in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages which offset declines in energy prices.
 
In May the Cyprus government began a gradual relaxation of restrictive measures in place since March 2019 in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

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