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Annual inflation accelerated to 3.7 percent in November, from a one-year low of 3.1 percent in the previous month, data showed earlier on Friday. On the month, prices rose 0.5 percent after staying flat in October.
The bank, which holds its monthly policy meeting on Dec. 20, did not comment on possible monetary policy implications.
It said it expected food prices to keep rising on an annual basis in December. The growth of services prices should also accelerate this month, while fuel prices should decline slightly, the NBS said in a statement.
[BRATISLAVA/Reuters/Finance.cz]