Headline inflation increased to 3.1 percent in June from 3.0 percent in May. Inflation rose for: clothing and footwear (from 7.5 to 7.6 percent); housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (from 6.1 to 7.4 percent, mainly due to increased housing rental payments); transport (from -4.7 to -4.6 percent); restaurants and hotels (from 5.1 to 5.5 percent); and miscellaneous goods and services (from 7.4 to 7.9 percent).  However, this was largely offset by inflation easing for; food and non-alcoholic beverages (from 1.3 to 1.0 percent); furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance (from 6.4 to 6.1 percent); health (from 8.1 to 6.0 percent); and recreation and culture (from 6.7 to 6.6 percent).  Inflation was unchanged for: alcoholic beverages and tobacco (5.6 percent); communication (0.5 percent); and education (6.3 percent).

The trimmed mean measure of core inflation increased from 3.5 to 3.6 percent, while inflation excluding administered prices remained unchanged at 4.7 percent.