Bucaramanga had the second-highest annual inflation among Colombian cities, DANE says

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According to DANE's report on inflation in Colombia, Bucaramanga ranked second among cities with the highest annual price variation, at 7.15%, behind Armenia and above the national average of 6.30%. Medellín followed at 7.11%. Bucaramanga's gap with the national figure was 0.85 percentage points. Nationally, the spending divisions with the largest variations were restaurants and hotels (9.39%), education (7.44%) and health (7.37%).

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Bucaramanga posted annual inflation of 7.15%, the second highest in the country after Armenia.
The national average stood at 6.30%, 0.85 percentage points below Bucaramanga.
Medellín came third at 7.11%; Armenia, Bucaramanga and Medellín all exceeded the national figure.

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