Summary
The Portuguese Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.5% in April 2008 when compared with April 2007. On a monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.3%. The CPI 12-month average rate of change remained unchanged at 2.5% in April 2008.
In April, the Portuguese Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) increased 2.5% when compared with the same month of the previous year, 0.8 percentage points below the rate estimated by Eurostat for the Euro area.