May prices fall -0.14%, paced by transport

Santo Domingo.-  Dominican Republic’s Central Bank on Thursday said May prices fell -0.14%, compared with April inflation of 0.14%.

It said accumulated inflation for the January-May period this year was 0.96%, and annual inflation, measured from May 2016 to May 2017, stood at 3.11%, “remaining within the target range of 4.0% ± 1.0% established in the Monetary Program.”

The Central Bank added that transport (0.59%) and food (-0.37%) contributed the most to the negative inflation.