MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican consumer prices rose 7.82% in the year through December, the national statistics agency said on Monday, slightly lower than expectations though still representing a creep-up in inflation.
Consumer prices rose 0.38% in December, according to non-seasonally adjusted figures.
The core index, which strips out some volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.65% during the month, and hit 8.35% on an annual basis.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected annual headline inflation to come in at 7.85% and core inflation at 8.35%.
(Reporting by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Alex Richardson)
