Sweden's annual inflation hits 9.3 pct in October as food, fuel prices surge

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- In October, widespread price increases continued in Sweden for products such as food - in particular vegetables - and non-alcoholic beverages as the country's CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation rate stood at 9.3 percent, down from 9.7 percent in September, Statistics Sweden said on Tuesday.

The country's CPI (Consumer Price Index) reached 10.9 percent in October as "increased interest expenses contributed with about 1.8 percentage point to the inflation rate."