Cyprus marks inflation increase of 8.6 pct in April due to of Ukraine crisis

NICOSIA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' inflation went further up in April this year, marking an increase of 8.6 percent in the Harmonized Consumer Price Index (an economic indicator designed to measure over time the price evolution of goods and services purchased by households), compared to April 2021, according to provisional Eurostat data published by local media on Saturday.

The inflation increase in the previous months this year was also high, reaching 6.2 percent in March, 5.8 percent in February and 4 percent in January.