However on a year-on-year (YoY) basis the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August 2018 was higher than in the corresponding period last year when it stood at 3.28 per cent.
According to the data furnished by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) rose 0.29 per cent in August from 1.30 per cent in July 2018.
--IANS rv/sed