Brazil posts lowest October inflation rate since 1998

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's inflation slowed to 0.09 percent in October, the lowest figure for that month since 1998, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics said Tuesday.

With the October figure, the country's accumulated inflation in 12 months fell to 4.68 percent, down from 5.17 percent in the previous 12 months.