Singapore Sept core inflation at 3% y-o-y

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is pictured at its building in Singapore February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

SINGAPORE: Singapore's key consumer price gauge eased to 3.0% in September on a yearly basis, almost matching economists' forecasts, official data showed on Monday.

The core inflation rate - which excludes private road transport and accommodation costs - was in line with the 3.1% forecast by a Reuters poll of economists and compared with 3.4% in August, and a peak of 5.5% in January and February.