Inflation in Denmark slows in August from the previous month. It accelerated
0.2 percent year-on-year in August, 0.1 percentage point lower than in July. It
was also lower than the consensus expectations of 0.5 percent. Core inflation
decelerated to 0.6 percent year-on-year from 0.9 percent year-on-year. The lower
inflation in August is likely to be a temporary setback as waning impacts from
oil prices would begin to push inflation higher in months to come, said Nordea
Bank in a research report.
Communication prices in August fell 10.5
percent year-on-year, negatively contributed 0.23 percentage points to the
overall consumer price index. Meanwhile, lower oil price continues to exert a
downward pressure on the inflation numbers. Petrol and diesel prices declined
about 5 percent year-on-year in August, hence subtracting 0.26 percentage points
from the overall consumer price index.
Meanwhile, rents on summer houses
and on housing contributed positively to the year-on-year figure. Danish
inflation is expected to move higher gradually in mid-autumn as the base effects
from the lower oil prices would wane.
“We expect Danish inflation to
reach close to 1.0 percent at end-2016”, added Nordea Bank.