India, Feb. 23 -- Singapore's consumer price inflation accelerated in January to the highest level in just over a year amid higher accommodation costs, data published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed on Monday.
The consumer price index, or CPI, climbed 1.4 percent year-over-year in January, faster than December's stable increase of 1.2 percent.
Further, this was the highest inflation rate since December 2024, when prices had risen 1.5 percent.
Data showed that MAS core inflation also moderated to 1.0 percent from 1.2 percent. The slowdown in core inflation was largely due to a moderation in services inflation.
Month-on-month, the total CPI decreased 0.5 percent in January versus a 0.3 ...