Inflation rate surprisingly rises to 3.2 percent

This is probably also because there are signs of a slight easing in the underlying inflation trend, which the central bank pays close attention to: the so-called core rate, which excludes the fluctuation-prone costs for energy and food, fell to 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent at the beginning of the year. However, experts had expected a sharper decline to 3.7 percent. The dollar initially rose sharply following the inflation data, but later fell.