Statec has released the annual rate of inflation figures for Luxembourg which have increased overall by 1.4%.
The index price rose 0.16% over the past month. This movement is mainly due to a new rise in the price of petroleum products. Motorists are paying 2.2% more to fill up a tank with diesel and 1.8% more to fill up with petrol. Household heating oil (mazout) has also increased by 2.0% in the past month.
Compared with the same month of the previous year, the price of black gold is 15.0% higher.
The general index for the month of June expressed in base 100 in 2015 amounted to 103.65 points. The semi-annual average of the index linked to the 1.1.1948 base rose from 849.74 to 851.45 points.