Dominican Republic prices climb 0.14% in March, paced by transport, housing

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic prices climbed 0.14% in March compared with February, placing accumulated inflation in the first quarter at 0.16%, nearly one percentage point lower than the 1.10% posted in the same period a year ago.

The Central Bank on Friday said inflation from March 2014 to March 2015 continues its downward trend at 0.64%, “significantly lower than the annualized rate of 2.99% registered in March last year, with a decline observed since the October 2009 level.”

It said the climb in inflation resulted mostly from higher prices on transport and housing.