Prices rose at a slower pace for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.2 percent from 1.6 percent in September); housing and utilities (4.3 percent from 4.4 percent); clothing and footwear (3.8 percent from 4.2 percent); furnishings and household equipment (1.6 percent from 1.7 percent); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (4.5 percent from 4.7 percent); hotels and restaurants (2.7 percent from 2.9 percent) and miscellaneous goods and services (2.3 percent from 2.6 percent). Meanwhile, transport inflation edged up to 4 percent from 3.9 percent in September.
Annual core inflation rate dropped to 2.5 percent from 2.8 percent in the previous month.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent fall in September, while markets were expecting a 0.3 percent gain.