
Inflation rises to 4.6% in September on-year
Due to higher vegetables prices sparked by typhoon.
The Census and Statistics Department said the increase in Hong Kong's composite consumer price index in September was higher than the4.5% rise in August.
In the near-term, the subdued imported inflation and the moderated increases in fresh-letting residential rentals since early 2013 should help to contain the upside risks to inflation in the near term, said CSD.