announced that Dec 2010 inflation rose by 3 percent

BANGKOK, 4 January 2010 (NNT) – December’s inflation index rose 3 percent from that of the same period last year, in line with an earlier prediction, said the Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary.

According to Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary Yanyong Puangraj, the index in December 2010 rose to 109 points, rising by 3 percent year-on-year; and a rise of 0.16 percent from November’s.

In addition, the average of the annual inflation rate in 2010 rose by 3.3 percent compared to that in 2009; in line with the rise of between 3.0 to 3.5 percent expected earlier by the Ministry..