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CPI annual rate of change estimated at 0.5%
Consumer price index
Flash Estimate
CPI annual rate of change estimated at 0.5% - May 2019
31 May 2019

Summary

Based on the information made available until the date of the present flash estimate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual rate was 0.5% in May 2019 (0.8% in April). The estimated annual core inflation rate, which excludes energy and unprocessed food products components, was 0.6% (0.8% in the previous month). The annual rate of change of the index for energy products is estimated to have decreased from 1.1% in April to 0.1% in May.
The estimated CPI monthly rate was 0.1% (in April, the final value was 0.6% and 0.4% in May 2018), while the CPI 12-month average rate was estimated at 1.0% (the same value as in the previous month).
The estimate of the Portuguese Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) annual rate of change was 0.4% (the final value for April was 0.9%).
The May CPI final results will be released on June 14th, 2019.


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