Inflation climbs to 8.1% in September

The year-on-year change in consumer prices was 8.1 per cent in September, according to Statistics Finland.

In August, inflation stood at 7.6 per cent.

Consumer prices were raised most in September by increases in the prices of electricity, diesel, and petrol as well as increases in average interest rate on housing loans from one year ago.

The rising of consumer prices from one year back was curbed most by reductions in the prices of refundable and non-refundable prescription medicines.

The month-on-month change of consumer prices was 0.8 per cent.