Singapore inflation picks up in September as food, electricity and gas prices see sharper rise

Food inflation edged up by 1.6 per cent, up from 1.5 per cent the previous month.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore’s consumer prices rose faster last month on the back of sharper increases in electricity and gas prices, food costs and housing rents.

All-items inflation rose to 2.5 per cent in September on a year-on-year basis, up slightly from 2.4 per cent the month before.