Colombia's inflation rose to 6.30% in October, driven by utilities and food

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Dane reported that Colombia's annual inflation stood at 6.30% in October, above the 5.51% of October a year earlier and 0.01 percentage points higher than in September. The figure fell within the range expected by analysts, between 6.30% and 6.40%. Housing and utilities contributed 1.05 percentage points to the variation, with inflation of 9.39%. Education, health, and food and non-alcoholic beverages also stood above the national average.

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Annual inflation in October was 6.30%, versus 5.51% a year earlier and 0.01 points higher than in September.
Housing and utilities contributed 1.05 percentage points, with inflation of 9.39%.
Education (7.44%), health (7.37%) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (7.31%) exceeded the national average.

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