The rate of inflation in Cyprus remained high in September – registering at 4.1 per cent – though lower than the 5 per cent of the previous month, according to the Statistical Service.

Energy had the biggest impact on the increase in prices compared to September 2020.

For the period January-September 2021, the Consumer Price Index went up by 1.8 per cent compared to the corresponding period of 2020.

An analysis showed that the largest changes – compared to the index of September 2020 – were recorded in electricity (39.4 per cent) and petroleum products (21.1 per cent).