Slovak c.bank says July inflation below forecast

...Thursday. 
    Annual inflation eased to a record low of 1.2 percent 
, data published earlier on Thursday showed. The 
market had expected a slowdown to 1.4 percent from the previous 
record of 1.5 percent in June and May. 
    The NBS did no reveal its July inflation prediction, nor did 
it comment on possible implication for monetary policy settings. 
    "Annual inflation dynamics could accelerate slightly in 
August compared with July, mainly due to an expected 
acceleration in the year-on-year dynamics of services prices, as 
well as due to a higher rise in food prices," the NBS said in a 
statement. 
 

[BRATISLAVA/Reuters/Finance.cz]