Inflation is expected to weaken significantly in January to 2.9 percent

In January, the price increase for food continued to be well above the general inflation rate at 3.8 percent, although this increase slowed significantly. Energy prices were even 2.8 percent lower than in the same month last year – despite the removal of price controls and a higher CO2 price. Because of these effects, experts had expected a rate similar to that in December.