Food prices increased 7.4 percent, transport surged to 25.5 percent, housing and utilities went up 24.8 percent. Additional upward pressure came from clothing and footwear (+24.3 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (+ 19.2 percent); restaurants, cafes and hotels (+ 19.8 percent).
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 1.8 percent, accelerating from a 1 percent increase in May.