The Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) released on Tuesday the following detailed inflation data for December: CONSUMER INFLATION DEC 06 NOV 06 DEC 05 pct change month/month 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 pct change year/year 1.7 1.5 2.2 CPI BASKET COMPONENTS DEC 06 NOV 06 DEC 05 Foodstuffs pct change month/month 1.1 0.1 4.2 pct change year/year 1.9 1.1 -0.9 Alcohol, tobacco pct change month/month -0.7 0.2 0.1 pct change year/year 0.9 1.7 0.7 Clothing pct change month/month 0.5 0.5 -0.2 pct change year/year -4.6 -5.4 -6.6 Housing, household utilities pct change month/month 0.0 0.0 0.0 pct change year/year 3.9 3.9 5.1 Furnishing/household operations pct change month/month 0.0 0.1 -0.1 pct change year/year -0.7 -0.9 -1.8 Healthcare pct change month/month -0.1 -0.5 0.0 pct change year/year 5.6 5.6 7.4 Transport pct change month/month -0.3 -0.9 -2.1 pct change year/year -0.7 -2.5 3.6 Telecommunications pct change month/month 0.0 -0.1 0.0 pct change year/year 2.9 2.9 14.1 Leisure pct change month/month 0.2 -0.7 -0.1 pct change year/year 0.4 0.1 2.4 Education pct change month/month 0.0 0.0 0.0 pct change year/year 2.5 2.5 1.8 Public subsistence/accommodation pct change month/month 0.2 0.2 0.0 pct change year/year 2.6 2.4 2.7 Other goods and services pct change month/month 0.0 0.0 0.0 pct change year/year 2.1 2.1 0.5 NOTE. The CSU added the sliding average rate of inflation over the past 12 months was 2.5 percent. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted that month-on-month consumer prices were flat in December, which would have put the year-on-year inflation rate at 1.6 percent . (Reporting by Mirka Krufova in Prague) ((For past economic data and analysts' forecasts, double click on )) ((Editing by Alan Crosby; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: mirka.krufova.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477)) Keywords: CZECH ECONOMY/INFLATION
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