Dearer Fuel Pushes Up Annual Inflation to 2.3%

Ljubljana, 9 February - The annual inflation rate in Slovenia rose 0.3 percentage points to 2.3% in January due to a surge in energy prices, Slovenia's Statistics Office said on Thursday.

Ljubljana A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Statistics Office on inflation in January and trade figures for 2011.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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